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.^[1] Results to Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation were declared on 5 October 2021.

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2021 Gujarat local elections

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Total Seats:576
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Vijay Rupani Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Gopal Italia Party BJP INC AAP Alliance NDA UPA - Leader since 2016 2015 2012 Last election 405 192 - Seats won 485 57 28 Seat change 80 135 28 Percentage 53.08% 26.9% 13.28% Swing 3.95% 14.45% 13.28%
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Before the elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled all the municipal corporations in the state.

In previous elections, the BJP won 389 seats and Indian National Congress (INC) won 176 seats. In 2017 BJP won the state 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.^[2] 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

The six municipal corporations reported an average 46.1% voting.

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.^[14] Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his gratitude towards Gujarati people and party workers.^{[citation needed]}