Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1998
The 9th Gujarat legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
182
92 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
117 seats · majority
Candidates
1,125
49 women, 4 elected
Turnout
56.62%
1.63 cr of 2.88 cr
The house
182 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP117
- INC53
- AIRJP4
- JD4
- IND3
- SP1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Gujarat assembly election (1995)
IND
-13
INC
+8
BJP
-4
JD
+4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 117 | -4 | 182 | 44.8% | 73,00,826 | 44.81% | +2.30 | 3 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 53 | +8 | 179 | 35.3% | 56,77,386 | 34.85% | +1.99 | 13 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 4 | — | 168 | 12.6% | 19,02,171 | 11.68% | — | 114 |
| JDJanata Dal | 4 | +4 | 91 | 5.5% | 4,29,283 | 2.63% | -0.18 | 83 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -13 | 415 | 2.3% | 8,54,142 | 5.24% | -13.47 | 396 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 1 | +1 | 33 | 2.0% | 64,913 | 0.40% | +0.32 | 32 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.2% | 19,665 | 0.12% | -0.05 | 0 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.6% | 12,742 | 0.08% | -1.52 | 7 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.3% | 10,292 | 0.06% | -0.04 | 8 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.9% | 7,512 | 0.05% | -0.01 | 8 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.5% | 4,642 | 0.03% | -0.03 | 11 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.5% | 2,800 | 0.02% | -0.04 | 5 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | — | 4 | 0.5% | 1,884 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.6% | 1,271 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.3% | 1,034 | 0.01% | -0.02 | 4 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | — | 1 | 0.9% | 749 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| RSRPRSRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1% | 384 | 0.00% | -0.06 | 3 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | 218 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 200 | 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 Mar 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS BRIDGE | Gujarat | BJPHAREN PANDYA | INCRAVAL HARINBHAI PRAVINKANT | 64,52059.40% |
| CHORASI | Gujarat | BJPNAROTTAMBHAI PATEL | INCPATEL ISHVERBHAI | 1,47,14253.34% |
| VISAVADAR | Gujarat | BJPPATEL KESHUBHAI SAVDAS | INDAMBALIYA KESHUBHAI NARANBHAI | 37,72052.98% |
| JUNAGADH | Gujarat | BJPMASHARU MAHENDRABHAI LILADHAR | INCKHANDEREEYA PURNIMABEN MANOJBHAI | 36,41949.76% |
| SURAT CITY NORTH | Gujarat | BJPGAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI | INCDR.KHENI ZINABHAI | 47,35348.69% |
| SARKHEJ | Gujarat | BJPSHAH AMIT ANILCHANDRA (AMIT SHAH) | INCPATEL PRAMUKHBHAI KANUBHAI | 1,32,47747.82% |
| DEVGADH BARIA | Gujarat | INCMAHARAUL URVASHIDEVI JAYDIPSINH | BJPPATEL VIPINBHAI RASIKBHAI (KANABHAI ) | 32,18845.99% |
| JETPUR | Gujarat | BJPKORAT SAVJIBHAI JIVRAJBHAI | INCMAKWANA BOGHABHAI VAGHABHAI | 32,08844.82% |
| KHADIA | Gujarat | BJPASHOK BHATT | INCKOKILABEN RAMESHCHANDRA SHAH | 20,46544.64% |
| NARODA | Gujarat | BJPKODNANI MAYABEN SURENDRABHAI | INCPATEL DHIRUBHAI DEVRAJBHAI | 74,85444.03% |
Closest results of Mar 1998
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDHIKPUR | Gujarat | BJPBHABHOR JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI | INCDAMOR BIJALBHAI VALABHAI | 4120.52% |
| UPLETA | Gujarat | BJPMAKADIA PRAVINBHAI MOHAN | AIRJPRAJABHAI RAMBHAI SUVA | 3790.56% |
| ASARWA | Gujarat | BJPPATEL AMRISHKUMAR GOVINDLAL | INCPRABODH RAVAL | 9580.84% |
| ABDASA | Gujarat | INCIBRAHIM ISHAQ MANDHRA | BJPJADEJA HARENDRASINHJI MADHAVSINHJI | 8541.21% |
| PETLAD | Gujarat | INCPATEL NIRANJAN PARSOTTAMDAS | BJPC.D.PATEL | 1,0761.27% |
| RAJPIPLA | Gujarat | INCVASAVA PREMSINH DEVJIBHAI | BJPVASAVA MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI | 1,2361.47% |
| KALOL | Gujarat | INCPATEL SURESHKUMAR CHATURDAS | BJPPATEL VITTHALBHAI SOMDAS | 1,4991.50% |
| MATAR | Gujarat | INCCHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSING | BJPDR.K.D.JESWANI | 1,4321.53% |
| DHRANGADHRA | Gujarat | BJPINDRAVIJAYSINH (I.K.) JADEJA | INCPATEL KHETASIBHAI KHUSHALBHAI | 1,1971.58% |
| WANKANER | Gujarat | INCKHURSHID HAIDAR ABDUL MUTTLIB PIRZADA (MEER | INDSOMANI JITENDRA KANTILAL | 1,3831.60% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1998?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 117 of 182 seats, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1998?
Turnout was 56.62% — 1.63 cr of 2.88 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1998?
1,125 candidates contested 182 seats.