Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Gujarat Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

371

2019 · 26 seats

Women elected

23.08%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

100.0%

16 of 16 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

38.46%

10 of 26 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 26 seats

BJP 26100.0%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 23.08%

2014 15.38%

2009 15.38%

2004 3.85%

1999 11.54%

1998 15.38%

1996 7.69%

1991 7.69%

1989 0.0%

1984 7.69%

1980 0.0%

1977 3.85%

1971 0.0%

1967 4.17%

1962 9.09%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 100.0%16/16

2014 57.89%11/19

2009 66.67%10/15

2004 60.87%14/23

1999 65.38%17/26

1998 88.0%22/25

1996 66.67%14/21

1991 58.33%14/24

1989 21.05%4/19

1984 86.36%19/22

1980 40.0%6/15

1977 66.67%8/12

1971 64.29%9/14

1967 80.0%8/10

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 50 won

2014 100 won

2009 32 won

2004 82 won

1999 82 won

1998 100 won

1996 82 won

1991 132 won

1989 65 won

1984 70 won

1980 222 won

1977 118 won

1971 149 won

1967 22 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

12th Pass 6

Graduate Professional 5

Others 4

Post Graduate 4

Graduate 3

10th Pass 2

8th Pass 2

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 8

Agriculture 7

Liberal Profession or Professional 4

Other 3

Social Work 2

Politics 1

Salaried Work or Employed 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 9.09% in 1962 to 23.08% in 2019 — 2.5×.
23.08% ÷ 9.09% = 2.5×
The most party-switching came in 1980: 22 turncoats stood, of whom 2 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 22
Sitting MPs fared best in 2019 (100.0%) and worst in 1989 (21.05%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 1967: 66.67% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 66.67%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset