Gujarat, Lok Sabha election 1998
26 constituencies in Gujarat, 56.62% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Gujarat
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 19 | +3 | 26 | 78,64,750 | 48.28% | -0.25 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 7 | -3 | 25 | 59,45,219 | 36.49% | -2.20 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16,63,145 | 10.21% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4,78,652 | 2.94% | +2.52 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1,83,804 | 1.13% | -6.35 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 86,830 | 0.53% | +0.31 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21,663 | 0.13% | +0.04 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14,826 | 0.09% | 0.00 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11,232 | 0.07% | -0.02 |
| AJBPAJBP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10,859 | 0.07% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,067 | 0.02% | -0.21 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,580 | 0.02% | — |
| LSWPLSWP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,503 | 0.02% | — |
| SVSPSVSP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,031 | 0.01% | — |
- BJP19 (73%)
- INC7 (27%)
- BJP19
- INC7
- BJP19
- INC7
Constituency performance
From the 26 results in Gujarat
Seat change
Against Gujarat's previous Lok Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained23 (88%)
- Changed hands3 (12%)
23 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 3 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
- BJP
- INC
Constituency results
All 26 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–26 of 26
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHMEDABAD | BJPHARIN PATHAK | INCHARUBHAI MEHTA | 1,36,81321.81% | 48.5% |
| AMRELI | BJPDILEEP SANGHANI | INCKOTADIA MANUBHAI NARANBHAI | 1,22,17324.98% | 59.4% |
| ANAND | INCCHAVDA ISHVARBHAI KHODABHAI | BJPPATEL JAYPRAKASH VAGHIJIBHAI (BABAL BHAI) | 38,0565.98% | 61.9% |
| BANASKANTHA | BJPCHAUDHARI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI | INCB.K. GADHVI | 84,75511.77% | 65.9% |
| BARODA | BJPTHAKKAR JAYABEN BHARATKUMAR | INCGAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH DULEEPSINH | 52,4176.67% | 56.0% |
| BHAVNAGAR | BJPRANA RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH (RAJUBHAI RANA) | INCGOHIL SHAKTISINHJI HARICHANDRASINHJI | 79,20614.52% | 56.0% |
| BROACH | BJPCHANDUBHAI SHANABHAI DESHMUKH | INCKAKUJI IQBALBHAI MAHAMMEDBHAI (IQBAL KAKUJI) | 11,6091.82% | 60.7% |
| BULSAR | BJPCHAUDHARI MANIBHAI RAMJIBHAI | INCUTTAMBHAI HARJIBHAI PATEL | 17,2762.81% | 54.3% |
| CHHOTA UDAIPUR | INCNARANBHAI JEMALABHAI RATHAWA | BJPRATHAWA RAMSINGBHAI PATALBHAI | 61,01511.11% | 58.2% |
| DHANDHUKA | BJPVARMA RATILAL KALIDAS | INCCHAVDA MOTIBHAI MAVJIBHAI | 16,3952.80% | 59.6% |
| DOHAD | INCDAMOR SOMJIBHAI PUNJABHAI | BJPDAMOR TERSINHBHAI BADIABHAI | 1,14,28022.11% | 50.9% |
| GANDHINAGAR | BJPADVANI LALKRISHNA | INCP. K. DATTA | 2,76,70130.60% | 50.7% |
| GODHRA | INCPATEL SHANTILAL PARSHOTAMDAS | BJPSOLANKI GOPALSINHJEE GULABSINHJEE | 39,2486.76% | 57.9% |
| JAMNAGAR | BJPKORADIA CHANDRESHBHAI VALJIBHAI (CHANDRESH PATEL) | INCAHIR BHIKHUBHAI VAROTARIA | 60,11913.17% | 49.3% |
| JUNAGADH | BJPCHIKHALIYA BHAVANABEN DEVRAJBHAI | INCJORA JETHALAL RANABHAI | 90,31115.15% | 56.3% |
| KAIRA | INCDINSHA PATEL | BJPCHAUHAN PRABHATSINH HATHISINH | 40,2156.51% | 59.6% |
| KAPADVANJ | BJPCHAUHAN JAYSINHJI MANSHINGJI | INCJAGADISHBHAI MOTIJI THAKOR | 51,2947.48% | 62.1% |
| KUTCH | BJPGADHVI PUSHPADAN SHAMBHUDAN | INCMAHESHBHAI THAKKAR | 61,02513.19% | 55.9% |
| MANDVI | INCGAMIT CHHITUBHAI DEVJIBHAI | BJPPATEL MANSINHBHAI KALYANJIBHAI | 16,4862.62% | 60.3% |
| MEHSANA | BJPDR. A.K.PATEL | INCMANSINH SURSINH THAKOR | 1,25,33416.78% | 69.1% |
| PATAN | BJPKANODIYA MAHESHKUMAR MITHABHAI | AIRJPCHAVDA MAHENDRAKUMAR KHEMCHANDBHAI | 1,29,51920.42% | 64.9% |
| PORBANDAR | BJPJAVIYA GORDHANBHAI JADAVBHAI | INCODEDARA BHARATBHAI MALDEVJI | 1,27,28826.27% | 54.9% |
| RAJKOT | BJPDR.KATHIRIYA VALLABHBHAI RAMJIBHAI | AIRJPRADADIYA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI | 3,54,18753.33% | 48.8% |
| SABARKANTHA | INCNISHABEN AMARSINHBHAI CHAUDHARI | BJPKANUBHAI RAVJIBHAI PATEL | 9,8661.41% | 63.9% |
| SURAT | BJPKASHIRAM RANA | INCTHAKORBHAI NAIK | 3,04,02235.08% | 45.6% |
| SURENDRANAGAR | BJPDAVE BHAVNABEN KARDAMKUMAR | INCMEHTA SANATKUMAR MAGANLAL | 9,6611.74% | 58.3% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 19 of 26 seats in Gujarat, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat, Lok Sabha election 1998?
Turnout was 56.62% — 1.63 cr of 2.88 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Gujarat have?
Gujarat has 26 Lok Sabha seats.
