1998 Indian general election in Gujarat

For State Assembly election, see 1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election.

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Elections in Gujarat in 1998".
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