Profile of the 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly

The results of the elections to the 15^th Gujarat Legislative Assembly were declared on December 8, 2022.  There are 182 assembly seats in the state.  In this note, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with the previous Assembly.

BJP wins 86% of seats
Political Party 2017 2022 Bharatiya Janata Party 108 156 Indian National Congress 68 17 Aam Aadmi Party 0 5 Samajwadi Party 0 1 Bharatiya Tribal Party 2 0 Nationalist Congress Party 1 0 Independent 3 3 Total 182 182
No significant difference in age or gender profiles
Number of MLAs with at least a post graduate degree has increased

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); PRS.

 

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