2020 Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-elections explained

Election Name:2020 Gujarat Legislative Assembly bypolls
Country:India
Type:legislative
Vote Type:Popular
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:2017
Election Date:November 2020
Next Election:2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:2022
Seats For Election:8 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Image1:Vijay Rupani.jpg
Leader1:Vijay Rupani
Party1:Bharatiya Janata Party
Seats Before1:0
Seats1:8
Seat Change1:8
Party2:Indian National Congress
Seats Before2:8
Seats2:0
Seat Change2:8
CM
Before Election:Vijay Rupani
Before Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
After Election:Vijay Rupani
After Party:Bharatiya Janata Party

By-polls for 8 constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly were carried out in November 2020. The bypolls were necessitated after sitting Congress MLAs resigned. Five of them then joined the ruling BJP, which fielded them from the same seats they had won in the 2017 elections. As many as 81 candidates contested the bypolls across the eight seats.[1] [2]

Results by constituency

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin
CandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
AbdasaPradhyumansinh Mahipatsinh Jadeja71,848Dr. Shantilal Senghani35,07036,778
LimbdiKiritsinh Rana88,928Khachar Chetanbhai Ramkubhai56,87832,050
MorbiBrijesh Merja64,711Jayantilal Jerajbhai Patel60,0624,649
DhariKakadiya J.V.49,695Sureshbhai Manubhai Kotadiya32,59217,209
GadhadaAtmaram Parmar71,912Mohanbhai Shankarbhai Solanki48,61723,295
KarjanAkshaykumar Patel76,958Jadeja Kiritsinh Dolubha60,53316,425
DangVijaybhai Rameshbhai Patel94,006Suryakantbhai Ratanbhai Gavit33,91160,095
KapradaJitubhai Harjibhai Chaudhari1,12,941Babubhai Jivlabhai Patel65,87547,066

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gujarat Bypolls 2020 Result: BJP Sweeps Victory in All 8 Seats . 10 November 2020 . 15 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Bye Elections 2020 (Parliamentary and Assemblies) . . 15 February 2022.