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{{Short description|Elections in Gujarat}}
{{More footnotes needed|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| election_date = 2021
| previous_election = 2016 Gujarat Local Elections
| previous_year = 2016
| country = India
| leader1 = [[Vijay Rupani]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| type = Legislative
| leader2 = [[Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki]]
| party3 = Aam Aadmi Party
| leader3 = [[Gopal Italia]]
| last_election1 = 405
| last_election2 = 192
| last_election3 = -
| seats_for_election = Total Seats:576
| majority_seats =
| title = Municipal Corporation majority
| leader_since1 = 2016
| leader_since2 = 2015
| leader_since3 = 2012
| image1 = File:Vijay Rupani.jpg
| image2 = The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Bharatsinh Solanki addressing at the release of a Gujarati version of policy documents, prepared by New India Assurance Co. Ltd., in Ahmedabad on January 22, 2011.jpg
| image3 = File:Gopal in Public Function 11-5-2020.jpg
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| alliance2 = United Progressive Alliance
| alliance3 = -
| seats1 = 485
| seats2 = 57
| seats3 = 28
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 80
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 135
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 28
| percentage1 = 53.08%
| percentage2 = 26.9%
| percentage3 = 13.28%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.95%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 14.45%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 13.28%
| next_year = 2026
}}

'''Local elections''' were held in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] in 2021. Elections were held for 8,235 seats, with 237 seats having only one unopposed candidates. No form was filled for two seats in Taluka panchayat. The elections included six municipal corporations where elections took place in February — Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar – and one (Gandhinagar) in which the elections were held on 3 October.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-06|title=Gandhinagar municipal election to be held on October 3|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gandhinagar-municipal-election-to-be-held-on-october-3/article36324374.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Results to Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation were declared on 5 October 2021.

Before the elections, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ruled all the municipal corporations in the state.

==Background==
In previous elections, the BJP won 389 seats and [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) won 176 seats. In 2017 BJP won the state [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|assembly elections]] and was able to win all [[Lok Sabha]] seats in 2019.

In 2021, [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) and [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM) had also decided to contest elections to civic bodies.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=BJP Sweeps Gujarat Municipal Corporation Polls; AAP, AIMIM Make Inroads With Congress on Backfoot|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/gujarat-municipal-election-results-2021-live-updates-votes-counting-local-body-mcd-elections-vijay-rupani-bjp-congress-3463544.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> This is the first election in state since [[COVID-19 pandemic]] began. Candidates in 6 corporations include 577 from the BJP, 566 by Congress, and 470 by AAP. Election to [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]] were held in October 2021 to 44 seats across 11 wards. Results were declared on 5 October 2021.

For Gandhinagar elections BJP and Congress have given 44 candidates each and AAP has given 40 candidates. The elections to Gujarat local bodies were held in view of strict COVID-19 guidelines

==Voters==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Gender
!Voters
|-
|Female
|60.60 lakh
|-
|Males
|54.06 lakh
|-
|Total
|1.14 crore
|}
The six municipal corporations reported an average 46.1% voting.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!S.No.
!Month of Poll
!Municipal Bodies
!colspan=2|Winning Party
|-
!1.
| rowspan="6" |February 2021
|[[Amdavad Municipal Corporation]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}
|-
!2.
|[[Surat Municipal Corporation]]
|-
!3.
|[[Vadodara Municipal Corporation]]
|-
!4.
|[[Rajkot Municipal Corporation]]
|-
!5.
|[[Jamnagar Municipal Corporation]]
|-
!6.
|[[Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation]]
|-
!7.
|October 2021
|[[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Party
!Corporations won
!'''Municipalities'''
!District Panchayat
!Taluka Panchayat
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|7
|74
|31
|196
|-
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|0
|1
|0
|18
|-
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|Others
|0
|0
|0
|0
|}

=== Votes percentage (party wise) ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kaushik|first1=Himanshu|date=February 25, 2021|first2=Kapil|last2=Dave|title=Gujarat municipal polls: AAP bags 13.28% vote share|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/municipal-polls-aap-bags-13-28-vote-share/articleshow/81199586.cms|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/21-votes-in-gandhinagar-28-in-surat-aap-gaining-at-cost-of-congress-in-gujarat-civic-polls/746326/|title=21% votes in Gandhinagar, 28% in Surat: AAP gaining at cost of Congress in Gujarat civic polls|first=Jyoti|last=Yadav|date=October 6, 2021}}</ref>
!Corporation
!BJP
!Congress
!AAP
!Others
|-
|[[Surat Municipal Corporation]]
|48.93%
|18.6%
|28.47%
|4%
|-
|[[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]]
|54.57%
|29.26%
|6.99%
|9.18%
|-
|[[Vadodara Municipal Corporation]]
|57.1%
|34.98%
|2.81%
|5.11%
|-
|[[Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation]]
|52.72%
|32.97%
|6.99%
|7.32%
|-
|[[Jamnagar Municipal Corporation]]
|50.68%
|32.97%
|8.41%
|7.94%
|-
|[[Rajkot Municipal Corporation]]
|53.7%
|24.81%
|17.4%
|4.09%
|-
|[[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]]
|46.49%
|28.02%
|21.77%
|3.72%
|}

===By municipal corporation===
BJP won all the 6 Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=BJP set to retain power in 6 Gujarat municipal corporations|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/bjp-set-to-retain-power-in-6-gujarat-municipal-corporations-11614085114630.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> Congress, the biggest opposition party, had won 55 seats. AAP became biggest opposition in Surat Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-02-23|title=AAP emerges as main opposition in Surat civic polls, wins 3 wards|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/aap-emerges-as-main-opposition-in-surat-civic-polls-wins-3-wards-121022300904_1.html|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> AAP won seats in Surat and Gandhinagar Municipal elections.

BJP gained 94 seats while Congress lost 121 seats this time.

AIMIM also contested local body polls and won seven seats in Ahmedabad's Muslim-dominated Jamalpur and Maktampura wards. [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) won 3 seats in Jamnagar Municipal Corporation. In 6 municipalities and 15 taluka panchayats, no party holds clear majority. In October 2021 results for Gandhinagar Municipal elections were declared. BJP won the election to Gandhinagar Corporation too with 40 seats. In all the 7 bodies BJP won with majority.

==== [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation|Amdavad Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=159
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=25
|party3=[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]|seats3=7
|party4=Others|seats4=8
|source=Times of India<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation Election Results 2021 Live Updates: BJP wins 41 seats, Congress 2 and AAP 1|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gandhinagar-civic-polls-results-2021-live/liveblog/86769422.cms|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==== [[Surat Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=93
|party2=[[Aam Aadmi Party]]|seats2=27
|party3=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats3=0
|party4=Others|seats4=0
|source=India Today<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Surat Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP wins 93, AAP 27 of 120 seats|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/surat-local-body-election-results-2021-live-updates-news-1771997-2021-02-23|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==== [[Vadodara Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=69
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=7
|party4=Others|seats4=0
|source=India Today<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Vadodara Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP wins 69 of 76 seats, Congress 7|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/vadodara-local-body-election-result-2021-1771999-2021-02-23|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==== [[Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=44
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=8
|party4=Others|seats4=0
|source=India Today<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Bhavnagar Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP wins 44 of 52 seats, Congress 8|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bhavnagar-local-body-election-results-2021-live-updates-news-1772004-2021-02-23|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==== [[Jamnagar Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=50
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=11
|party3=[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]|seats3=3
|party4=Others|seats4=0
|source=India Today<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Jamnagar Municipal Election Result 2021: BJP bags 50, Congress 11, BSP 3 seats|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jamnagar-local-body-election-results-2021-live-updates-news-1772001-2021-02-23|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==== [[Rajkot Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=68
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=4
|party4=Others|seats4=0
|source=India Today<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Rajkot Municipal Election Result 2021 highlights: BJP wins 68 of 72 seats|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajkot-local-body-election-results-2021-live-updates-news-1771996-2021-02-23|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==== [[Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation]] ====
{{Election results
|party1=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats1=41
|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=2
|party3=[[Aam Aadmi Party]]|seats3=1
|party4=Others|seats4=0
|source=India Today<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-23|title=Rajkot Municipal Election Result 2021 highlights: BJP wins 68 of 72 seats|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rajkot-local-body-election-results-2021-live-updates-news-1771996-2021-02-23|access-date=2021-10-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
}}

==Reactions==
Prime Minister Modi congratulated the party's workers. CM Vijay Rupani expressed his gratitude towards Gujarati people. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did a road show in [[Surat]] for party's representation as main opposition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/arvind-kejriwal-leads-road-show-in-surat-eyes-2022-gujarat-assembly-polls-3478301.html |title=Arvind Kejriwal Leads Road Show in Surat, Eyes 2022 Gujarat Assembly Polls |date=26 February 2021 |agency=PTI |access-date= 13 October 2021}}</ref> Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] expressed his gratitude towards Gujarati people and party workers.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.livemint.com/news/india/gujarat-civic-polls-2021-voting-for-6-municipal-corporations-underway-amid-strict-covid-norms-11613879165247.html Gujarat: Voting for 6 municipal corporations underway amid strict Covid norms]
* [https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-gujarat-taluka-panchayat-elections-results-2021-live-check-local-body-polls-counting-trends-news-seats-details-here-151367 LIVE: Gujarat Taluka Panchayat Elections Results 2021: BJP wins 1036 seats - Check latest news updates, seats details here]
* [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gandhinagar-municipal-election-to-be-held-on-october-3/article36324374.ece Gandhinagar municipal election to be held on October 3]

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