1998 Indian general election in Gujarat

none State Assembly election 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.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-757497.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054302/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-757497.html usurped 3 November 2012 Government Falls, Indian Premier Quits; Coalition Splits Amid Gandhi Assassination Debate 3 November 2012 HighBeam Research subscription The Washington Post 22 March 2019 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%. https://hindi.eci.gov.in/files/file/4124-general-election-1998-vol-i-ii/// Elections in Gujarat in 1998 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 +/− Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP 78,64,750 48.28 26 19 Indian National CongressINC 59,45,219 36.49 25 7 Rashtriya Janata PartyRJP 16,63,145 10.21 20 0 Janata DalJD 4,78,652 2.94 15 0 Samajwadi PartySP 86,830 0.53 9 0 Republican Party of IndiaRPI 21,663 0.13 4 0 Other Others 47,098 0.30 10 0 Independent (politician) 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 14 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 5 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 3 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 #NameConstituencyDesignationDepartmentFromToParty1L. K. AdvaniGandhinagarCabinet MinisterHome Affairs; Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs19 March199813 October1999Bharatiya Janata Party 42Kashiram RanaSuratTextiles3Dr. A. K. PatelMehsanaMoSChemicals and FertilizersMoS (I/C)Health and Family Welfare16 August1999 References Gujarat Category:Indian general elections in Gujarat Category:1990s in Gujarat