<p><strong>Gujarat Lok Sabha elections 2024 Date, Full Schedule:&nbsp;</strong>Lok Sabha elections, in which the Indian voters will choose 543 members of parliament for Lok Sabha's 18th five-year tenure, has started on Friday (Apr 19).</p>

<p>Of these, 26 members will be elected by around 50 million voters of western India's Gujarat, home state to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.</p>

<p>The voting in Gujarat is taking place on May 7 in the third phase of&nbsp;elections.&nbsp;</p>

<p>BJP's principal challengers in the state are Congress and Aam Aadmi Party.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Gujarat 26 Lok Sabha seats: Significance</strong></h2>

<p>The state boasts of the largest coastline in India, and its identity is often compounded within the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi&nbsp;— who was born in the Porbandar town of state in 1869&nbsp;— and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose acumen to bring princely states to accede to India after the departure of British in 1947 is widely hailed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>PM Modi served as chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, after which&nbsp;— in May 2014&nbsp;— he was elected Prime Minister by Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance's 336 newly elected Lok Sabha members.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Why Gujarat matters to India's economy | India's economic lodestar?</strong></p>

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<p>The BJP won all 26 Lok Sabha seats of Gujarat in the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019.</p>

<p>Not just that, during the state assembly elections in December 2022, the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/gujarat-election-results-2022-bjp-records-biggest-ever-win-in-modis-home-turf-541178">BJP won 156 of 182 seats</a> in what became the entrance for a seventh term in power for the party.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections: Important Dates</strong></h2>

<p>Gazette Notification: April 12</p>

<p>Last date of nominations: April 19</p>

<p>Voting Date: May 7 (Third phase of voting)</p>

<p>Counting of votes: June 4</p>

<h2><strong>Gujarat Lok Sabha constituencies: Full List and current MPs</strong></h2>

<p>Ahmedabad East: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel (BJP)</p>

<p>Ahmedabad West: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki (BJP)</p>

<p>Amreli: Naranbhai Kachhadia (BJP)</p>

<p>Anand: Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel (BJP)</p>

<p>Banaskantha: Parbatbhai Patel (BJP)</p>

<p>Bardoli: Parbhubhai Vasava (BJP)</p>

<p>Bharuch: Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP)</p>

<p>Bhavnagar: Bharatiben Shiyal (BJP)</p>

<p>Chhota Udaipur: Gitaben Rathva (BJP)</p>

<p>Dahod:&nbsp;Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor&nbsp; (BJP)</p>

<p>Gandhinagar: Amit Shah (BJP)</p>

<p>Jamnagar:&nbsp;Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam (BJP)</p>

<p>Junagadh:&nbsp;Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama (BJP)</p>

<p>Kachch:&nbsp;Vinod Chavda (BJP)</p>

<p>Kheda: Devusingh Chauhan (BJP)</p>

<p>Mahesana: Shardaben Patel (BJP)</p>

<p>Navsari: C.R. Patil (BJP)</p>

<p>Panchmahal:&nbsp;Ratansinh Rathod&nbsp; (BJP)</p>

<p>Patan:&nbsp;Bharatsinhji Dabhi Thakor&nbsp; (BJP)</p>

<p>Porbandar:&nbsp;Rameshbhai Dhaduk (BJP)</p>

<p>Rajkot:&nbsp;Mohan Kundariya (BJP)</p>

<p>Sabarkantha:&nbsp;Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod (BJP)</p>

<p>Surat:&nbsp;Darshana Jardosh (BJP)</p>

<p>Surendranagar:&nbsp;Mahendra Munjapara (BJP)</p>

<p>Vadodara:&nbsp;Ranjanben Bhatt (BJP)</p>

<p>Valsad:&nbsp;K C Patel&nbsp; (BJP)</p>

<h2><strong>Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Top contenders</strong></h2>

<p>The state is considered a staunch bastion for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. But in recent years, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has made significant inroads.</p>

<p>As part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), both AAP and the Congress are contesting polls in Gujarat together.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections: List of Candidates</strong></h2>

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						<td style="width: 96px;"><strong>Sl. no.</strong></td>
						<td style="width: 376px;"><strong>Constituency name</strong></td>
						<td><strong>Candidate from the BJP</strong></td>
						<td><strong>Candidate from Cong-led 'INDIA' bloc</strong></td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">1.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Ahmedabad East</td>
						<td>Hansmukhbhai Patel</td>
						<td>Himmatsinh Patel (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">2.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Ahmedabad West</td>
						<td>Dinesh Makwana&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Bharat Makwana (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">3.&nbsp;</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Amreli</td>
						<td>Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya</td>
						<td>Jenny Thummar (Congres)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">4.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Anand</td>
						<td>Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Amit Chavda (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">5.&nbsp;</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Banaskantha</td>
						<td>Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Geniben Thakor (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">6.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Bardoli</td>
						<td>Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava</td>
						<td>Siddharth Chaudhary (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">7.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Bharuch</td>
						<td>Mansukhbhai Vasava</td>
						<td>Chaitar Vasava (Aam Aadmi Party)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">8.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Bhavnagar</td>
						<td>Nimuben Bambhaniya&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
						<td>Umesh Makwana (Aam Aadmi Party)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">9.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Chhota Udaipur</td>
						<td>Jashubhai Rathwa</td>
						<td>Sukhram Rathwa (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">10.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Dahod</td>
						<td>Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Prabha Kishor Taviad (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">11.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Gandhinagar</td>
						<td>Amit Shah</td>
						<td>Sonal Patel (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">12.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Jamnagar</td>
						<td>Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam</td>
						<td>JP Maraviya (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">13.&nbsp;</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Junagadh</td>
						<td>Rajesh Chudasama&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Hirabhai Jotva (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">14.&nbsp;</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Kachch</td>
						<td>Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Nitishbhai Lalan (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">15.&nbsp;</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Kheda</td>
						<td>Devusinh Chauhan&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Kalusinh Dabhi (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">16.&nbsp;</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Mahesana</td>
						<td>Hirabhai Patel</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">17.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Navsari</td>
						<td>C. R. Patil&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Naishadh Desai&nbsp; &nbsp; (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">18.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Panchmahal</td>
						<td>Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Gulabsinh Somsinh Chauhan (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">19.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Patan</td>
						<td>Bharatsinhji Dabhi Thakor&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Chandanji Thakor (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">20.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Porbandar</td>
						<td>Mansukh Mandaviya&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Lalitbhai Vasoya (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">21.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Rajkot</td>
						<td>Parshottam Rupala&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Paresh Dhanani (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">22.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Sabarkantha</td>
						<td>Shobhna Baraiya&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
						<td>Tushar Choudhary (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">23.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Surat</td>
						<td>Mukesh Dalal</td>
						<td>No candidate</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">24.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Surendranagar</td>
						<td>Chandubhai Shihora</td>
						<td>Rutvikbhai Lavjibhai Makwana (Congress)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">25.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Vadodara</td>
						<td>Dr Hemang Joshi</td>
						<td>Padhiyar Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh (Bapu)</td>
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						<td style="width: 96px;">26.</td>
						<td style="width: 376px;">Valsad</td>
						<td>Dhawal Patel</td>
						<td>Anant Patel (Congress)</td>
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Gujarat Lok Sabha elections 2024 Date, Full Schedule: Lok Sabha elections, in which the Indian voters will choose 543 members of parliament for Lok Sabha's 18th five-year tenure, has started on Friday (Apr 19).

Gujarat Lok Sabha elections 2024 Date, Full Schedule: Lok Sabha elections, in which the Indian voters will choose 543 members of parliament for Lok Sabha's 18th five-year tenure, has started on Friday (Apr 19). Of these, 26 members will be elected by around 50 million voters of western India's Gujarat, home state to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The voting in Gujarat is taking place on May 7 in the third phase of elections. BJP's principal challengers in the state are Congress and Aam Aadmi Party. Gujarat 26 Lok Sabha seats: Significance The state boasts of the largest coastline in India, and its identity is often compounded within the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi — who was born in the Porbandar town of state in 1869 — and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, whose acumen to bring princely states to accede to India after the departure of British in 1947 is widely hailed. PM Modi served as chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, after which — in May 2014 — he was elected Prime Minister by Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance's 336 newly elected Lok Sabha members. Also watch | Why Gujarat matters to India's economy | India's economic lodestar? × The BJP won all 26 Lok Sabha seats of Gujarat in the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019. Not just that, during the state assembly elections in December 2022, the BJP won 156 of 182 seats in what became the entrance for a seventh term in power for the party. Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections: Important Dates Gazette Notification: April 12 Last date of nominations: April 19 Voting Date: May 7 (Third phase of voting) Counting of votes: June 4 Gujarat Lok Sabha constituencies: Full List and current MPs Ahmedabad East: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel (BJP) Ahmedabad West: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki (BJP) Amreli: Naranbhai Kachhadia (BJP) Anand: Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel (BJP) Banaskantha: Parbatbhai Patel (BJP) Bardoli: Parbhubhai Vasava (BJP) Bharuch: Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP) Bhavnagar: Bharatiben Shiyal (BJP) Chhota Udaipur: Gitaben Rathva (BJP) Dahod: Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor (BJP) Gandhinagar: Amit Shah (BJP) Jamnagar: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam (BJP) Junagadh: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama (BJP) Kachch: Vinod Chavda (BJP) Kheda: Devusingh Chauhan (BJP) Mahesana: Shardaben Patel (BJP) Navsari: C.R. Patil (BJP) Panchmahal: Ratansinh Rathod (BJP) Patan: Bharatsinhji Dabhi Thakor (BJP) Porbandar: Rameshbhai Dhaduk (BJP) Rajkot: Mohan Kundariya (BJP) Sabarkantha: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod (BJP) Surat: Darshana Jardosh (BJP) Surendranagar: Mahendra Munjapara (BJP) Vadodara: Ranjanben Bhatt (BJP) Valsad: K C Patel (BJP) Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Top contenders The state is considered a staunch bastion for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. But in recent years, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has made significant inroads. As part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), both AAP and the Congress are contesting polls in Gujarat together. Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections: List of Candidates Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Sl. no. Constituency name Candidate from the BJP Candidate from Cong-led 'INDIA' bloc 1. Ahmedabad East Hansmukhbhai Patel Himmatsinh Patel (Congress) 2. Ahmedabad West Dinesh Makwana Bharat Makwana (Congress) 3. Amreli Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya Jenny Thummar (Congres) 4. Anand Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel Amit Chavda (Congress) 5. Banaskantha Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary Geniben Thakor (Congress) 6. Bardoli Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava Siddharth Chaudhary (Congress) 7. Bharuch Mansukhbhai Vasava Chaitar Vasava (Aam Aadmi Party) 8. Bhavnagar Nimuben Bambhaniya Umesh Makwana (Aam Aadmi Party) 9. Chhota Udaipur Jashubhai Rathwa Sukhram Rathwa (Congress) 10. Dahod Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor Prabha Kishor Taviad (Congress) 11. Gandhinagar Amit Shah Sonal Patel (Congress) 12. Jamnagar Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam JP Maraviya (Congress) 13. Junagadh Rajesh Chudasama Hirabhai Jotva (Congress) 14. Kachch Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda Nitishbhai Lalan (Congress) 15. Kheda Devusinh Chauhan Kalusinh Dabhi (Congress) 16. Mahesana Hirabhai Patel Ramji Thakor (Congress) 17. Navsari C. R. Patil Naishadh Desai (Congress) 18. Panchmahal Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav Gulabsinh Somsinh Chauhan (Congress) 19. Patan Bharatsinhji Dabhi Thakor Chandanji Thakor (Congress) 20. Porbandar Mansukh Mandaviya Lalitbhai Vasoya (Congress) 21. Rajkot Parshottam Rupala Paresh Dhanani (Congress) 22. Sabarkantha Shobhna Baraiya Tushar Choudhary (Congress) 23. Surat Mukesh Dalal No candidate 24. Surendranagar Chandubhai Shihora Rutvikbhai Lavjibhai Makwana (Congress) 25. Vadodara Dr Hemang Joshi Padhiyar Jashpalsinh Mahendrasinh (Bapu) 26. Valsad Dhawal Patel Anant Patel (Congress)

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