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Gujarat Lok Sabha 1998

Results board · 26 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateGujarat
Seats
26
Constituencies
Majority
14
Seats needed of 26
Electors
2.88Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
1.71Cr
59.3% of electors
Median turnout
60.9%
Median of 26 seats
BJP lead
+5
Above majority · 19 − 14

[01]Seat matrix

26 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 26 seats: BJP 19, INC 7. Majority line at 14 seats. Hemicycle of 26 seats: BJP 19, INC 7. Majority line at 14 seats.
Majority · 14 of 26BJP 19 · +5 above majority
BJP 1973.1% Bharatiya Janata Party
INC 726.9% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
BJP 48.3%19 seats · 73.1%
INC 36.5%7 seats · 26.9%
AIRJP 10.2%0 seats
JD 2.9%0 seats
SP 0.5%0 seats
Others 1.6%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

NDA 48.3%19 seats
UPA 36.5%7 seats
THIRD FRONT 2.8%0 seats
OTHERS 12.4%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. BJP converted 48.3% of votes into 73.1% of seats, a seat premium of 24.8 pp.

    19 ÷ 26 = 73.1% · 73.1 − 48.3 = +24.8

  2. AIRJP polled 10.2% of votes, the 3rd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 26 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 10.2 = −10.2

  3. Surendranagar was decided by 9,661 votes, the closest of 26 seats; Rajkot had the widest margin, 3,54,187.

    min / max of margin over 26 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 47.1% in Surat to 71.5% in Mehsana; the median seat polled 60.9%.

    min / median / max over 26 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

26 of 26 seats carry a turnout
025507510060.9%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 13.8% of seats
50–60 1142.3% of seats
60–70 1350.0% of seats
70–80 13.8% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestSurat47.1%
  • HighestMehsana71.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

26 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Gujarat Lok Sabha 1998, all 26 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KutchSC Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan Bharatiya Janata Party 4,83,208 61,025 12.6 58.4
02 SurendranagarCLOSEST Dave Bhavnaben Kardamkumar Bharatiya Janata Party 5,89,054 9,661 1.6 61.9
03 Jamnagar Koradia Chandreshbhai Valjibhai (CHANDRESH PATEL) Bharatiya Janata Party 4,93,374 60,119 12.2 53.2
04 RajkotWIDEST Dr.Kathiriya Vallabhbhai Ramjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party 7,30,784 3,54,187 48.5 53.7
05 Porbandar Javiya Gordhanbhai Jadavbhai Bharatiya Janata Party 5,05,670 1,27,288 25.2 57.3
06 Junagadh Chikhaliya Bhavanaben Devrajbhai Bharatiya Janata Party 6,22,755 90,311 14.5 58.8
07 Amreli Dileep Sanghani Bharatiya Janata Party 5,15,939 1,22,173 23.7 62.6
08 BhavnagarSC Rana Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh (RAJUBHAI RANA) Bharatiya Janata Party 5,71,101 79,206 13.9 58.7
09 Dhandhuka Varma Ratilal Kalidas Bharatiya Janata Party 6,07,351 16,395 2.7 61.7
10 Ahmedabad Harin Pathak Bharatiya Janata Party 6,52,074 1,36,813 21.0 50.5
11 Gandhinagar Lal Krishna Advani Bharatiya Janata Party 9,29,643 2,76,701 29.8 52.1
12 Mehsana Dr. A.K.Patel Bharatiya Janata Party 7,72,492 1,25,334 16.2 71.5
13 Patan Kanodiya Maheshkumar Mithabhai Bharatiya Janata Party 6,58,110 1,29,519 19.7 67.4
14 Banaskantha Chaudhari Haribhai Parathibhai Bharatiya Janata Party 7,62,628 84,755 11.1 69.8
15 Sabarkantha Nishaben Amarsinhbhai Chaudhari Indian National Congress 7,29,320 9,866 1.4 66.6
16 Kapadvanj Chauhan Jaysinhji Manshingji Bharatiya Janata Party 7,11,794 51,294 7.2 64.5
17 Dahod Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai Indian National Congress 5,42,107 1,14,280 21.1 53.4
18 Godhra Patel Shantilal Parshotamdas Indian National Congress 6,09,319 39,248 6.4 60.8
19 KairaST Dinsha Patel Indian National Congress 6,50,649 40,215 6.2 62.8
20 Anand Chavda Ishvarbhai Khodabhai Indian National Congress 6,74,215 38,056 5.6 65.5
21 Chhota UdaipurST Naranbhai Jemalabhai Rathawa Indian National Congress 5,76,123 61,015 10.6 61.0
22 Baroda Thakkar Jayaben Bharatkumar Bharatiya Janata Party 8,14,838 52,417 6.4 58.0
23 BroachST Chandubhai Shanabhai Deshmukh Bharatiya Janata Party 6,65,444 11,609 1.7 63.4
24 Surat Kashiram Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 8,95,005 3,04,022 34.0 47.1
25 Mandvi Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai Indian National Congress 6,59,311 16,486 2.5 63.2
26 BulsarST Chaudhari Manibhai Ramjibhai Bharatiya Janata Party 6,40,529 17,276 2.7 56.5
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 3,54,187 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Gujarat · 26 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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