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Gujarat Assembly Elections – Swing Seats for BJP from 2012 to 2017
In 2012, BJP contested all 182 seats, winning 116 seats. The next elections in 2017 witnessed a swing in 34 seats from BJP to other parties. Out of the total swing seats, INC unseated BJP in 33 seats whereas 1 seat was won by BTP. In 4 seats the losing margin was above 15% for BJP. BJP…
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Gujarat Assembly Elections – Low Margin Wins and Loses for INC in 2017
In the 2017 assembly elections, there were in total of 54 constituencies where the INC had a low winning/losing margin. And the margin in both losing and winning remained below 5%. It managed to win 30 seats out of these whereas it went on to lose the other 24 seats to BJP. INC will be putting in efforts and allocating its resources at its disposal to not only…
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Gujarat – Low Margin Wins and Loses for BJP
In the 2017 assembly elections, there were in total of 57 constituencies where the BJP had a low winning/losing margin. And the margin in both losing and winning remained below 5%. It managed to win 25 seats out of these whereas it went on to lose the other 32 seats. It was defeated by INC in 30 seats and lost 2…
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Gujarat – Winning Margins of Parties in 2017 Assembly Elections
BJP won 99 seats with an average winning margin of 17.62% whereas its closest rival in the state, INC secured 77 seats and recorded an average winning margin of 8.31%. BTP won 2 and NCP won 1 seat with an average winning margin of 19.41% and 20.01% respectively. 3 seats were won by IND whereby the average winning margin stood at 10.35%. BJP recorded…
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Gujarat – Vote Share of Parties in 2017
BJP got the maximum vote share of 49.1% in the state and INC too garnered a healthy vote share of 41.4%. Other parties received 5.2% whereas 4.3% of the vote share went to IND. BJP gained the maximum vote share in the 2017 elections but INC’s vote share was too close for their…
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Gujarat – Party-wise Seats in the 2017 Assembly Elections
There were 182 constituencies in contention for the 14th legislative assembly elections in Gujarat. The BJP party retained power in the state for the sixth time with 99 seats, while INC secured 77 seats. 3 seats were won by other parties and 3 seats went to IND. Both BJP and INC will be rounding up their strategies to edge past…
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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha – INC’s Position in the Last 3 General Elections
In 2009, INC won only the Mandi constituency and was positioned 2nd in the other 3 seats. The next two general elections in the state saw the party ranked 2nd in all 4 seats; losing to BJP in all 4 seats for consecutive terms. INC will need to make major overhauls in its planning and execution if it hopes to edge past the BJP and regain its dominance…
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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha – Party-wise Vote Share from 2009 to 2019
BJP received 49.58% of the vote share in the 2009 elections, 53.85% in 2014 and a significantly increased vote share of 69.71% in 2019. INC, on the other hand, garnered a vote share of 45.61% in 2009, 41.07% in 2014 and 27.53% in 2019. The last 3 general elections witnessed the BJP emerging as the dominating party in the…
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Himachal Pradesh – Lok Sabha Results from 2009 to 2019
The hill state is divided into four parliamentary constituencies. In the 2009 elections, BJP won 3 seats while 1 seat was secured by INC. In the next two general elections-2014 &2019, BJP triumphed in all 4 seats. Himachal Pradesh traditionally witnesses a dual contest between BJP and INC. However, BJP has emerged…
