Gujarat assembly election, Feb 1995
The 8th Gujarat legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
182
92 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
121 seats · majority
Candidates
2,545
94 women, 2 elected
Turnout
62.19%
1.8 cr of 2.9 cr
The house
182 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP121
- INC45
- IND16
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Gujarat assembly election (1990)
JD
-70
BJP
+54
INC
+12
IND
+5
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 121 | +54 | 182 | 42.5% | 76,72,401 | 42.51% | +15.82 | 8 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 45 | +12 | 181 | 33.0% | 59,30,216 | 32.86% | +2.12 | 13 |
| INDIndependent | 16 | +5 | 1617 | 2.0% | 33,76,637 | 18.71% | +8.27 | 1552 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -70 | 115 | 4.6% | 5,08,561 | 2.82% | -26.55 | 109 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 115 | 2.5% | 2,88,572 | 1.60% | +1.56 | 111 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0.7% | 1,18,992 | 0.66% | +0.25 | 160 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.3% | 30,563 | 0.17% | -0.13 | 5 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.9% | 19,129 | 0.11% | +0.02 | 10 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 31 | 0.5% | 17,794 | 0.10% | — | 31 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | — | 21 | 0.7% | 14,513 | 0.08% | — | 21 |
| RSRPRSRP | 0 | — | 20 | 0.6% | 11,193 | 0.06% | — | 20 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.8% | 10,976 | 0.06% | -0.04 | 16 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.7% | 10,759 | 0.06% | +0.03 | 4 |
| RPIDRPID | 0 | — | 19 | 0.6% | 10,409 | 0.06% | — | 19 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 12 | 0.9% | 10,239 | 0.06% | — | 12 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 12 | 0.3% | 4,694 | 0.03% | — | 12 |
| RPMRPM | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0% | 2,687 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 4 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 5 | 0.4% | 2,223 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| HSSHSS | 0 | — | 4 | 0.3% | 2,075 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| RPIKRPIK | 0 | — | 3 | 0.5% | 1,643 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| SOPLSOPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 1,421 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 1 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 1 | 0.6% | 700 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5% | 471 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 469 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| GSPGana Suraksha Party | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5% | 408 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| SOLISOLI | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 271 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 178 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Gujarat at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Feb 1995
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS BRIDGE | Gujarat | BJPHAREN PANDYA (ENGINEER) | INCDASHRATHBHAI GOVINDBHAI PATEL (VASANAVALA) | 52,70048.32% |
| KALAWAD | Gujarat | BJPPATEL RAGHAVJI HANSRAJBHAI | INCVASOYA SAVJIBHAI LAVJIBHAI (SAVJI MOOCHH) | 33,63345.77% |
| CHORASI | Gujarat | BJPNAROTTAMBHAI PATEL | INCHOSHANG MIRZA | 1,31,14944.65% |
| GANDEVI | Gujarat | BJPKARSANBHAI BHIKHABHAI PATIL | INCNAIK THAKORBHAI VALLABHBHAI | 47,90743.04% |
| KALOL | Gujarat | BJPCHAUHAN PRABHATSINH PRATAPSINH | INCSOLANKI ARJUNSINH PRABHATSINH | 36,67041.14% |
| SURAT CITY WEST | Gujarat | BJPCHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL | INCUPADHYAY JAWAHAR RAMCHANDRA | 49,29240.78% |
| SARKHEJ | Gujarat | BJPPATEL HARISHCHANDRA LAVJIBHAI | INCG.I. PATEL | 1,11,48240.49% |
| MATAR | Gujarat | INDPARMAR MULRAJSINH MADHAVSINH | INCDHIRUBHAI AMARSING CHAVDA | 40,02739.59% |
| CHIKHLI | Gujarat | BJPPATEL KANJIBHAI MAGANBHAI | INCDESAI CHANDUBHAI RATANJIBHAI | 41,71238.38% |
| LIMDI | Gujarat | INCKISHORI BACHUBHAI NATHABHAI | BJPSANGADA KALUBHAI VELGIBHAI | 31,95637.03% |
Closest results of Feb 1995
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RADHANPUR | Gujarat | INDSOLANKI LAVINGJI MULJI | BJPCHAUDHARY MEMABHAI DOSABHAI | 3070.29% |
| BARDOLI | Gujarat | INCRATHOD PRAVINBHAI CHHAGANBHAI | BJPRAJWADI RAJNIKANT PARBHUBHAI | 3570.33% |
| JAMALPUR | Gujarat | INDUSMANGANI ISMAIL DEVDIWALA | BJPTUNDIYA CHATURDAS MULDAS | 4340.54% |
| VAGDOD | Gujarat | INCTHAKOR CHAMANJI DANSANGJI | BJPDESAI RANCHHOD MAHIJIBHAI (RANCHHOD RABARI VAKIL) | 7690.78% |
| DOHAD | Gujarat | BJPDAMOR TERSINHBHAI BADIYABHAI | INDPATEL LALITKUMAR BHAGVANDAS | 5880.84% |
| UPLETA | Gujarat | BJPPATEL MOHANBHAI LALJIBHAI | INDSUVA RAJABHAI RAMBHAI | 8391.07% |
| VADGAM | Gujarat | BJPPARMAR RAMJIBHAI JIVABHAI | INDPARMAR DOLATBHAI CHELARAM | 1,1001.09% |
| VYARA | Gujarat | INDPRATAPBHAI BABUBHAI GAMIT | INCAMARSINH ZINABHAI CHAUDHARY | 1,2081.12% |
| MEHSANA | Gujarat | BJPKHODABHAI N. PATEL | INCRAYKA SAGARBHAI KALYANBHAI (SAGAR RAYKA) | 1,2421.15% |
| RAJKOT RURAL | Gujarat | INCCHAWDA SANTABEN KHIMJI BHAI | BJPBABARIA MADHUBHAI HAMIRBHAI | 1,2561.28% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Gujarat assembly election, Feb 1995?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 121 of 182 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, Feb 1995?
Turnout was 62.19% — 1.8 cr of 2.9 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Gujarat assembly election, Feb 1995?
2,545 candidates contested 182 seats.