1998 Indian general election in Gujarat
General elections were held in India in 1998 to constitute the 12th Lok Sabha, after the government led by I. K. Gujral collapsed when Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew support in November 1997.[1] The outcome of the new elections was once again indecisive, with no party or alliance able to muster a majority. Turnout for the election was 61.97%. [2] BJP once again wins Nineteen seats but Congress also wins seven-seat out of a total of twenty-six seats.
Results
Results by Party
| Party Name | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| BJP | 78,64,750 | 48.28 | 26 | 19 | |||||
| INC | 59,45,219 | 36.49 | 25 | 7 | |||||
| RJP | 16,63,145 | 10.21 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| JD | 4,78,652 | 2.94 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| SP | 86,830 | 0.53 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| RPI | 21,663 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Others | 47,098 | 0.30 |  |
10 | 0 | | |||
| IND | 1,83,804 | 1.13 | 30 | 0 | | ||||
| Total | 1,62,91,161 | 100% | - | 139 | 26 | - | |||
Constituency wise
| No. | Constituency | Type | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutch | GEN | Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2 | Surendranagar | GEN | Bhavna Dave | ||
| 3 | Jamnagar | GEN | Chandresh Patel Kordia | ||
| 4 | Rajkot | GEN | Vallabhbhai Kathiria | ||
| 5 | Porbandar | GEN | Gordhanbhai Javia | ||
| 6 | Junagadh | GEN | Bhavna Chikhalia | ||
| 7 | Amreli | GEN | Dileep Sanghani | ||
| 8 | Bhavnagar | GEN | Rajendrasinh Rana | ||
| 9 | Dhandhuka | SC | Ratilal Kalidas Varma | ||
| 10 | Ahmedabad | GEN | Harin Pathak | ||
| 11 | Gandhinagar | GEN | Lal Krishna Advani | ||
| 12 | Mehsana | GEN | A.K. Patel | ||
| 13 | Patan | SC | Mahesh Kanodia | ||
| 14 | Banaskantha | GEN | Haribhai Chaudhary | ||
| 15 | Sabarkantha | GEN | Nisha Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 16 | Kapadvanj | GEN | Jaysinhji Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 17 | Dohad | ST | Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai | Indian National Congress | |
| 18 | Godhra | GEN | Shantilal Patel | ||
| 19 | Kaira | GEN | Dinsha Patel | ||
| 20 | Anand | GEN | Ishwarbhai Chavda | ||
| 21 | Chhota Udaipur | ST | Naranbhai Rathwa | ||
| 22 | Baroda | GEN | Jayaben Thakkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 23 | Broach | GEN | Chandubhai Deshmukh | ||
| 24 | Surat | GEN | Kashiram Rana | ||
| 25 | Mandvi | ST | Chhitubhai Gamit | Indian National Congress | |
| 26 | Bulsar | ST | Manibhai Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Gujarat
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. K. Advani | Gandhinagar | Cabinet Minister | Home Affairs; Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs | 19 March 1998 |
13 October 1999 |
BJP | |
| 2 | Kashiram Rana | Surat | Textiles | |||||
| 3 | Dr. A. K. Patel | Mehsana | MoS | Chemicals and Fertilizers | ||||
| MoS (I/C) | Health and Family Welfare | 16 August 1999 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Government Falls, Indian Premier Quits; Coalition Splits Amid Gandhi Assassination Debate - The Washington Post - HighBeam Research". 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ "Elections in Gujarat in 1998".