List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
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Gujarat Vidhan Sabha ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા |
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| for current members, see Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
| Meeting place | |
| Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar | |
| Website | |
| http://www.gujaratassembly.gov.in/ | |
This is a list of constituency of Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha (ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા). It is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated in the capital Gandhinagar. The first was elected in 1962. Presently,there are 182 constituencies where members are directly elected.
In 1962 the first Gujarat Legislative Assembly was elected with 154 seats. In 1966 the number was raised to 166. In 1971 the number was raised to 182. In 1976 the government imposed a moratorium on further changes until after the results of the 2001 census were tallied.
Following the 2001 India census, a delimitation commission was set up with Justice Kuldip Singh, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as its chairperson. The order from the delimitation commission was implemented in 2008. The following is the list of the constituencies established by the 2008 order.
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