Gujarat, Lok Sabha election 1996
26 constituencies in Gujarat, 36.34% turnout.
Seats
26
Candidates
577
18 women, 2 elected
Turnout
36.34%
1 cr of 2.75 cr
Leading party
BJP
16 of 26 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Gujarat
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 16 | -4 | 26 | 48,54,432 | 48.52% | -1.85 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | +5 | 26 | 38,70,497 | 38.69% | +9.70 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 414 | 7,48,443 | 7.48% | +4.60 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1,87,739 | 1.88% | — |
| GAVPGAVP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,66,003 | 1.66% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 15 | 42,176 | 0.42% | -3.00 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38,293 | 0.38% | +0.37 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23,889 | 0.24% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22,481 | 0.22% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,481 | 0.09% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9,125 | 0.09% | +0.05 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9,111 | 0.09% | — |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8,534 | 0.09% | — |
| RSRPRSRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,000 | 0.06% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,318 | 0.02% | — |
| BHJSBHJS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,627 | 0.02% | — |
| SMPSMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,561 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 675 | 0.01% | — |
| BMSMBMSM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 600 | 0.01% | — |
| MSSMSS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 434 | 0.00% | — |
| SLISLI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 384 | 0.00% | -0.02 |
| GJJPGJJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 266 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP16 (62%)
- INC10 (38%)
- BJP16
- INC10
- BJP16
- INC10
Constituency performance
From the 26 results in Gujarat
Closest contest
BARODA
won by 17 (0.00%)
Biggest victory
GANDHINAGAR
won by 1,88,872 (38.74%)
Highest turnout
GANDHINAGAR
64.75%
Lowest turnout
AHMEDABAD
26.89%
Seat change
Against Gujarat's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained17 (65%)
- Changed hands9 (35%)
17 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 9 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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- BJP
- INC
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 26 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–26 of 26
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMEDABAD | BJPHARIN PATHAK | INCIRSHAD MIRZA | 98,51728.63% | 26.9% |
| AMRELI | BJPDILEEP SANGHANI | INCNAVINCHANDRA RAVANI | 1,08,36930.49% | 44.1% |
| ANAND | INCCHAVDA ISHWARBHAI KHODABHAI | BJPPROF KISHORSINH SOLANKI | 31,7328.78% | 35.5% |
| BANASKANTHA | INCB.K. GADHAVI | BJPCHAVADA HARISINHJI PRATAPSINHJI | 11,9602.52% | 43.7% |
| BARODA | INCGAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH DILIPSINH | BJPJITENDRA RATILAL SUKHADIA (JITUBHAI) | 170.00% | 30.4% |
| BHAVNAGAR | BJPRAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA | INDPURSHOTTAM ODHAVJI SOLANKI | 7,7711.81% | 45.2% |
| BROACH | BJPCHANDUBHAI SHANABHAI DESHMUKH | GAVPVASAVA CHHOTUBHAI AMARBHAI | 23,8265.33% | 43.5% |
| BULSAR | BJPMANIBHAI RAMJIBHAI CHAUDHARI | INCUTTAMBHAI HARJIBHAI PATEL | 3680.09% | 37.1% |
| CHHOTA UDAIPUR | INCRATHAWA NARANBHAI JEMALABHAI | BJPARJUNSINH RATHAWA | 57,90617.10% | 35.9% |
| DHANDHUKA | BJPVARMA RATILAL KALIDAS | INCCHAVADA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | 30,2299.69% | 31.9% |
| DOHAD | INCDAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI | BJPBHABHOR SUMANBHAI RANGJIBHAI | 67,58222.54% | 29.8% |
| GANDHINAGAR | BJPATALBIHARI VAJAPAYEE | INCPOPATLAL V. PATEL | 1,88,87238.74% | 64.8% |
| GODHRA | INCPATEL SHANTILAL PARSOTAMDAS | BJPVAGHELA SHANKARSINH LAXMANSINH | 3,2281.01% | 32.0% |
| JAMNAGAR | BJPKORADIA CHANDRESHBHAI VALJIBHAI(C.PATEL) | INCAHIR BHIKHUBHAI VAROTARIA | 21,7476.89% | 34.6% |
| JUNAGADH | BJPCHIKHALIYA BHAVNABEN DEVARAJBHAI | INCSHEKHADA GOVINDBHAI KANJIBHAI | 1,08,67232.92% | 31.4% |
| KAIRA | INCDINSHA PATEL | BJPDR. K.D. JESHWANI | 49,57113.65% | 35.1% |
| KAPADVANJ | BJPCHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSINGJI | INCCHAUHAN FULSINH VAJESIGH | 83,93727.54% | 27.6% |
| KUTCH | BJPGADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | INCDINESH TRIVEDI | 1,01,97233.05% | 37.3% |
| MANDVI | INCGAMIT CHHITUBHAI DEVJIBHAI | BJPPATEL MANSINHBHAI KALYANJIBHAI | 30,3606.24% | 46.6% |
| MEHSANA | BJPDR. A.K. PATEL | INCPATEL MANILAL VIRCHANDDAS | 1,25,15126.61% | 44.3% |
| PATAN | BJPMAHESHKUMAR MITHABHAI KANODIA | INCLEUVA POONAMCHAND MOHANLAL | 88,82328.91% | 31.6% |
| PORBANDAR | BJPJAVIYA GORDHANBHAI JADAVBHAI | INCCHAVDA PETHALJIBHAI NATHABHAI | 75,00025.24% | 33.7% |
| RAJKOT | BJPDR. KATHIRIYA VALLABHBHAI RAMJIBHAI | INCVAKARIYA SHIVLALBHAI NAGJIBHAI | 40,82010.07% | 30.1% |
| SABARKANTHA | INCNISHA AMARSINH CHAUDHARY | BJPARVIND TRIVEDI (LANKESH) | 40,6119.46% | 39.2% |
| SURAT | BJPKASHIRAM RANA | INCKOTADIA MANUBHAI | 1,75,26128.40% | 32.6% |
| SURENDRANAGAR | INCSANAT MEHTA | BJPKOLI PATEL SOMABHAI GANDABHAI | 64,85218.27% | 37.9% |
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.