Gujarat assembly election, Mar 1998
182 assembly constituencies in Gujarat, 56.62% turnout.
Seats
182
Candidates
1,125
49 women, 4 elected
Turnout
56.62%
1.63 cr of 2.88 cr
Leading party
BJP
117 of 182 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Gujarat
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 117 | -4 | 182 | 73,00,826 | 44.81% | +2.30 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 53 | +8 | 179 | 56,77,386 | 34.85% | +1.99 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 4 | +4 | 168 | 19,02,171 | 11.68% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 4 | +4 | 91 | 4,29,283 | 2.63% | -0.18 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -13 | 415 | 8,54,142 | 5.24% | -13.47 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 1 | +1 | 33 | 64,913 | 0.40% | +0.32 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19,665 | 0.12% | -0.05 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12,742 | 0.08% | -1.52 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10,292 | 0.06% | -0.04 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7,512 | 0.05% | -0.01 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4,642 | 0.03% | -0.03 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,800 | 0.02% | -0.04 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,884 | 0.01% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,271 | 0.01% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,034 | 0.01% | -0.02 |
| ABMSDABMSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 749 | 0.00% | — |
| RSRPRSRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 384 | 0.00% | -0.06 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP117 (64%)
- INC53 (29%)
- AIRJP4 (2%)
- JD4 (2%)
- IND3 (2%)
- SP1 (1%)
- BJP117
- INC53
- AIRJP4
- JD4
- IND3
- SP1
- BJP117
- INC53
- AIRJP4
- JD4
- IND3
- SP1
Constituency performance
From the 182 results in Gujarat
Closest contest
RANDHIKPUR
won by 412 (0.52%)
Biggest victory
ELLIS BRIDGE
won by 64,520 (59.40%)
Highest turnout
VAV
75.56%
Lowest turnout
JAMNAGAR RURAL
36.81%
Seat change
Against Gujarat's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1995), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained114 (63%)
- Changed hands68 (37%)
114 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 68 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Gujarat, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
- AIRJP
- JD
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 182 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–182 of 182
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAHER KOTDA | INCMANUBHAI PARMAR | BJPASHWIN BANKER | 3,9156.51% | 50.5% |
| SHAHPUR | BJPKAUSHIKKUMAR JAMNADAS PATEL (KAUSHIK PATEL) | INCSHAH JITENDRAKUMAR C. | 9,21817.56% | 55.9% |
| SHEHRA | SPBHARWAD JETHABHAI GHELABHAI | BJPSOLANKI BHUPENDRASINH PRABHATSINH | 22,36924.55% | 59.4% |
| SIDHPUR | BJPJAY NARAYAN VYAS | INCBALVANTSINH CHANDANSINH RAJPUT | 5,2575.77% | 65.9% |
| SIHOR | BJPKESHUBHAI HIRJIBHAI NAKARANI | INCNANUBHAI VITHTHALBHAI VAGHANI | 6,8478.25% | 62.1% |
| SOJITRA | INCMAKWANA BHARATKUMAR YOGENDRABHAI | BJPINDRANATH MADHUSUDANBHAI PARMAR | 2,0082.66% | 58.0% |
| SOMNATH | BJPGOHEL CHUNILAL KANJI | INCPANJA NUSARAT ALIBHAI | 20,04518.20% | 61.1% |
| SONGADH | INCVASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAI | BJPGAMIT PANACHAND RAJABHAI | 18,54923.90% | 54.5% |
| SURAT CITY EAST | BJPKHASI GULABDAS NAGINDAS | INCIQBAL PATEL | 22,08631.12% | 48.5% |
| SURAT CITY NORTH | BJPGAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI | INCDR.KHENI ZINABHAI | 47,35348.69% | 44.7% |
| SURAT CITY WEST | BJPCHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL | INCRANA URMILABEN JAGDISHBHAI | 44,12744.00% | 42.2% |
| TALAJA | BJPGOHIL SHEEVABHAI JERAMBHAI (SHEEVABHAI GOHIL) | INCGOHIL CHANDUBHAI GIGABHAI | 19,11331.90% | 48.2% |
| TALALA | INCBARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI | BJPDODEEYA NIRMLA HAMEERSINH | 19,36219.17% | 70.1% |
| TANKARA | BJPKUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI | INCBODA VAGHJIBHAI RUGNATHBHAI | 10,61611.18% | 63.4% |
| THASRA | INCPARMAR RAMSINH PRABHATBHAI | BJPPATEL VIJAYBHAI FULABHAI | 9,87310.07% | 61.8% |
| UMBERGAON | BJPPATKAR RAMANLAL NANUBHAI | INCCHHOTUBHAI VESTABHAI PATEL | 4,3854.31% | 54.9% |
| UMRETH | INCSUBHASH S. SHELAT | BJPVADODIA LALSINH UDESINH | 2,4783.07% | 62.2% |
| UNA | INCVANSH PUNJABHAI BHIMABHAI | BJPVALA RAMBHAI PUNABHAI | 16,81219.22% | 56.5% |
| UNJHA | BJPPATEL NARAYANBHAI LALLUDAS | AIRJPTHAKOR DIVANJI JAVANJI | 31,76832.00% | 65.5% |
| UPLETA | BJPMAKADIA PRAVINBHAI MOHAN | AIRJPRAJABHAI RAMBHAI SUVA | 3790.56% | 53.4% |
| VADGAM | INCDOLATBHAI PARMAR | BJPPARMAR DUDHABHAI BECHARBHAI | 2,8232.88% | 62.7% |
| VAGDOD | BJPDESAI RANCHHOD MAHIJIBHAI | AIRJPTHAKOR JODHAJI GALALJI | 1,9612.07% | 60.7% |
| VAGHODIA | BJPSHRIVASTAVA MADHUBHAI BABUBHAI | INCVAGHELA PYARASAHEB HARISINH | 19,56124.00% | 60.5% |
| VAGRA | INCPATEL IQBAL IBRAHIM | BJPKURESHI ABDULGANI ABDULLABHAI | 26,43929.64% | 67.6% |
| VAV | INCRAJPUT HEMAJI DARAGHAJI | BJPPATEL MAVJIBHAI CHATARABHAI | 23,95719.05% | 75.6% |
| VIJAPUR | INCRAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM | BJPJ.P.PATEL | 10,1569.14% | 71.3% |
| VIRAMGAM | INCPREMJIBHAI VADLANI | BJPMACHCHHAR JAYANTILAL P. | 6,0036.88% | 65.6% |
| VISAVADAR | BJPPATEL KESHUBHAI SAVDAS | INDAMBALIYA KESHUBHAI NARANBHAI | 37,72052.98% | 56.5% |
| VISNAGAR | BJPPATEL PRAHALADBHAI MOHANLAL (GOSA) | INDPATEL BHOLABHAI CHATURBHAI | 3,5363.06% | 73.8% |
| VYARA | INCGAMIT PRATAPBHAI BABUBHAI | BJPAMARSINH ZINABHAI CHAUDHRI | 16,07017.41% | 60.3% |
| WADHWAN | BJPDHANRAJBHAI KELA | INCDAVE NANDKISHOR TRAMBAKLAL | 18,20720.77% | 52.9% |
| WANKANER | INCKHURSHID HAIDAR ABDUL MUTTLIB PIRZADA (MEER | INDSOMANI JITENDRA KANTILAL | 1,3831.60% | 64.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Gujarat alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
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 in Gujarat, 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 assembly seats does Gujarat have?
Gujarat has 182 assembly seats.
