MetaBOT at 15:56, 8 July 2023

2023-07-08T15:56:46Z

New page

{{refimprove|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| alliance_name =
| previous_election = 1995 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1995
| outgoing_members =
| election_date =
| elected_members =
| next_election = 2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2002
| seats_for_election = All 182 seats in the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 92
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 59.30%
| image1 = [[File:Keshubhai Patel.jpg|100px]]
| leader1 = [[Keshubhai Patel]]
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leaders_seat1 = [[Visavadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Visavadar]]
| last_election1 = 121
| seats_before1 =
| seats_needed1 = 92
| seats1 = 115
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}4
| popular_vote1 = 7,300,826
| percentage1 = 44.81%
| map_alt =
| map =
| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Dilip Parikh]]
| before_party = [[Rashtriya Janata Party]]
| posttitle = [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister]]
| after_election = [[Keshubhai Patel]]
| after_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| previous_mps =
| elected_mps =
| next_mps =
| Opinion_poll =
| leader2 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 45
| seats_before2 =
| seats_needed2 = 92
| seats2 = 53
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}8
| popular_vote2 = 5,677,386
| percentage2 = 34.85%
}}

The '''10th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election''' was held in 1998. All 182 members of the [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] were elected with the leader of the largest [[party]] or [[coalition]] expected to become the next [[Chief Minister of Gujarat|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gujarat Assembly elections on 1998|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3837-gujarat-1998/}}</ref> The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] took the majority despite winning fewer seats. [[Keshubhai Patel]] again became the [[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister of Gujarat]].

==Results==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! rowspan="2" |Parties and coalitions
! colspan="2" | Popular vote
! colspan="2"| Seats
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! width="70"| Votes
! width="45"| %
! width="30"| Won
! width="30"| +/−
|-
| align="left"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
|7,300,826
|44.81
| 117||-4
|-
| align="left"| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| 5,677,386||34.85
|53
|<nowiki>+8</nowiki>
|-
|[[Rashtriya Janata Party|AIRJP]]
|1,902,171
|11.68
|4
|
|-
| align="left"| Janata Dal
|429,283
| 2.63
| 4||
|-
| align="left" | [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 854,142|| 5.24
| 3||
|-
|SP
|64,913
|0.40
|1
|
|-
|CPM
|19,665
|0.12%
|0
|
|-
| align="left" | [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
| 12,742||0.08
|0
|0
|-
|CPI
|10,292
|0.06
|0
|0
|-
|SAP
|7,512
|0.05
|0
|
|-
|RPI
|4642
|0.03
|0
|
|-
|SHS
|2800
|0.02
|0
|
|-
|RJD
|1884
|0.01
|0
|
|-
| colspan="5" |
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|Total
| 16,292,114 || 100.00
| 182 || ±0
|-
! colspan="7" |
|-
|Valid votes
| align="right" |16,292,114
| align="right" |95.60
| colspan="3" rowspan="4" |
|-
|Invalid votes
| align="right" |761,449
| align="right" |4.40
|-
|'''Votes cast / turnout'''
| align="right" |17,063,160
| align="right" |59.30
|-
|'''Registered voters'''
| align="right" | 28,774,443
| colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
|}

== Winner List ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! scope="col" |'''No'''
! scope="col" |'''Constituency'''
! scope="col" |'''Winner candidate'''
! scope="col" |'''Party'''
|-
|1.
|ABDASA
|IBRAHIM ISHAQ MANDHRA
|INC
|-
|2.
|MANDVI
|MEHTA SURESH CHANDRA RUPSHANKAR
|BJP
|-
|3.
|BHUJ
|ZAVERI MUKESH BABULAL
|BJP
|-
|4.
|MUNDRA (SC)
|SODHAM PARBAT MAYABHAI
|BJP
|-
|5.
|ANJAR
|AHIR VASANBHAI GOPALBHAI
|BJP
|-
|6.
|RAPAR
|DHIRUBHAI SWARUPCHAND SHAH
|BJP
|-
|7.
|DASADA (SC)
|FAKIRBHAI RAGHABHAI VAGHELA
|BJP
|-
|8.
|WADHWAN
|DHANRAJBHAI KELA
|BJP
|-
|9.
|LIMBDI
|RANA KIRITSINH JITUBHA
|BJP
|-
|10.
|CHOTILA
|SAVASHIBHAI KANJIBHAI MAKWANA
|INC
|-
|11.
|HALVAD
|KAVADIA JAYANTILAL RAMJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|12.
|DHRANGADHRA
|INDRAVIJAYSINH (I.K.) JADEJA
|BJP
|-
|13.
|MORVI
|AMRUTIYA KANTILAL SHIVABHAI
|BJP
|-
|14.
|TANKARA
|KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|15.
|WANKANER
|KHURSHID HAIDAR ABDUL MUTTLIB PIRZADA (MEER SAHEB)
|INC
|-
|16.
|JASDAN
|KUNVARJIBHAI MOHANBHAI BAVALIYA
|INC
|-
|17.
|RAJKOT-I
|RAMESH DHANJIBHAI RUPAPARA
|BJP
|-
|18.
|RAJKOT-II
|VALA VAJUBHAI ROODABHAI
|BJP
|-
|19.
|RAJKOT RURAL (SC)
|BABARIYA MADHUBHAI HAMIRBHAI
|BJP
|-
|20.
|GONDAL
|JADEJA JAYRAJSINH TEMUBHA
|BJP
|-
|21.
|JETPUR
|KORAT SAVJIBHAI JIVRAJBHAI
|BJP
|-
|22.
|DHORAJI
|RADADIA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI
|AIRJP
|-
|23.
|UPLETA
|MAKADIA PRAVINBHAI MOHAN
|BJP
|-
|24.
|JODIYA
|KASUNDRA MAGANBHAI AMBABHAI
|BJP
|-
|25.
|JAMNAGAR
|KHATTAR PARMANAND VISHANDAS (PARMAAND KHATTAR)
|BJP
|-
|26.
|JAMNAGAR RURAL (SC)
|ZALA MANHARBHAI VALJI
|BJP
|-
|27.
|KALAWAD
|FALDU RANCHHOD CHANABHAI (R.C.FALDU)
|BJP
|-
|28.
|JAMJODHPUR
|SAPARIYA CHIMANLAL DHARAMSHIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|29.
|BHANVAD
|BERA MURUBHAI HARADAS
|BJP
|-
|30.
|KHAMBHALIA
|CHAVDA KARU NARAN
|BJP
|-
|31.
|DWARKA
|MANEK PABUBHA VIRAMBHA
|IND
|-
|32.
|PORBANDAR
|BOKHIRIYA BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI
|BJP
|-
|33.
|KUTIYANA
|ODEDARA KARSHAN DULA
|BJP
|-
|34.
|MANGROL
|KARGATIA BHAGVANJI LAKHABHAI
|BJP
|-
|35.
|MANAVADAR
|SUREJA RATILAL GORDHANBHAI
|BJP
|-
|36.
|KESHOD (SC)
|RATHOD SAMATBHAI AALABHAI
|BJP
|-
|37.
|TALALA
|BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI
|INC
|-
|38.
|SOMNATH
|GOHEL CHUNILAL KANJI
|BJP
|-
|39.
|UNA
|VANSH PUNJABHAI BHIMABHAI
|INC
|-
|40.
|VISAVADAR
|PATEL KESHUBHAI SAVDAS
|BJP
|-
|41.
|MALIYA
|SOLANKI DEVANANDBHAI SAMATBHAI
|BJP
|-
|42.
|JUNAGADH
|MASHARU MAHENDRABHAI LILADHAR
|BJP
|-
|43.
|BABRA
|UNDHAD BAVKUBHAI NATHABHAI
|BJP
|-
|44.
|LATHI
|BHADANI BECHARBHAI VIRJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|45.
|AMRELI
|RUPALA PARSHOTAMBHAI KHODABHAI
|BJP
|-
|46.
|DHARI
|BALUBHAI TANTI
|BJP
|-
|47.
|KODINAR
|SOLANKI DINUBHAI BOGHABHAI
|BJP
|-
|48.
|RAJULA
|SOLANKI HIRABHAI ODHAVAJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|49.
|BOTAD
|SAURABH PATEL
|BJP
|-
|50.
|GADHADA (SC)
|ATMARAM MAKANBHAI PARMAR
|BJP
|-
|51.
|PALITANA
|GOTI KURJIBHAI RAMJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|52.
|SIHOR
|KESHUBHAI HIRJIBHAI NAKARANI
|BJP
|-
|53.
|KUNDLA
|VIRANI KALUBHAI VIRJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|54.
|MAHUVA
|DR.KANUBHAI KALASARIA
|BJP
|-
|55.
|TALAJA
|GOHIL SHEEVABHAI JERAMBHAI (SHEEVABHAI GOHIL)
|BJP
|-
|56.
|GHOGHO
|PARSHOTAMBHAI ODHAVJIBHAI SOLANKI
|BJP
|-
|57.
|BHAVNAGAR NORTH
|MAHENDRA TRIVEDI
|BJP
|-
|58.
|BHAVNAGAR SOUTH
|OZA SUNIL BALKRISHNABHAI (SUNIL OZA)
|BJP
|-
|59.
|DHANDHUKA
|BHARAT PANDYA
|BJP
|-
|60.
|DHOLKA
|KANJIBHAI RAYABHAI TALPADA
|INC
|-
|61.
|BAVLA (SC)
|MAKWANA GUNVANTBHAI N.
|INC
|-
|62.
|MANDAL
|PATEL ANANDIBEN MAFATBHAI
|BJP
|-
|63.
|VIRAMGAM
|PREMJIBHAI VADLANI
|INC
|-
|64.
|SARKHEJ
|SHAH AMIT ANILCHANDRA (AMIT SHAH)
|BJP
|-
|65.
|DASKROI
|PATEL VIJAYBHAI HARISHCHANDRA
|BJP
|-
|66.
|DEHGAM
|GABHAJI MANGAJI THAKOR
|BJP
|-
|67.
|SABARMATI
|OZA YATINBHAI NARENDRAKUMAR
|BJP
|-
|68.
|ELLIS BRIDGE
|HAREN PANDYA
|BJP
|-
|69.
|DARIAPUR-KAZIPUR
|BAROT BHARATKUMAR CHIMANLAL
|BJP
|-
|70.
|SHAHPUR
|KAUSHIKKUMAR JAMNADAS PATEL (KAUSHIK PATEL)
|BJP
|-
|71.
|KALUPUR
|SHAIKHMOHMMAD FARUK H. (FARUK SHAIKH)
|INC
|-
|72.
|ASARWA
|PATEL AMRISHKUMAR GOVINDLAL
|BJP
|-
|73.
|RAKHIAL
|JHADFIYA GORDHANBHAI P.
|BJP
|-
|74.
|SHAHER KOTDA (SC)
|MANUBHAI PARMAR
|INC
|-
|75.
|KHADIA
|ASHOK BHATT
|BJP
|-
|76.
|JAMALPUR
|DEVDIWALA USMANGANI I.
|IND
|-
|77.
|MANINAGAR
|KAMLESH PATEL
|BJP
|-
|78.
|NARODA
|KODNANI MAYABEN SURENDRABHAI
|BJP
|-
|79.
|GANDHINAGAR
|PATEL VADIBHAI BHAISCHANDDAS
|BJP
|-
|80.
|KALOL
|PATEL SURESH KUMAR CHATURDAS
|INC
|-
|81.
|KADI
|NITIN RATILAL PATEL
|BJP
|-
|82.
|JOTANA (SC)
|ISHVARBHAI DHANABHAI MAKWANA
|BJP
|-
|83.
|MEHSANA
|KHODABHAI N.PATEL
|BJP
|-
|84.
|MANSA
|PATEL MANGALDAS MADHAVLAL
|BJP
|-
|85.
|VIJAPUR
|RAVAL NARESHKUMAR GANGARAM
|INC
|-
|86.
|VISNAGAR
|PATEL PRAHALADBHAI MOHANLAL (GOSA)
|BJP
|-
|87.
|KHERALU
|THAKOR SHREE SHANKARJI OKHAJI
|INC
|-
|88.
|UNJHA
|PATEL NARAYANBHAI LALLUDAS
|BJP
|-
|89.
|SIDHPUR
|JAY NARAYAN VYAS
|BJP
|-
|90.
|VAGDOD
|DESAI RANCHHOD MAHIJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|91.
|PATAN
|PATEL MOHANBHAI HIRABHAI
|BJP
|-
|92.
|CHANASMA
|ARVIND T. PATEL
|BJP
|-
|93.
|SAMI
|THAKOR DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|94.
|RADHANPUR
|PATEL SHANKARBHAI LAGDHIRBHAI (SHANKARBHAI CHAUDHARI)
|BJP
|-
|95.
|VAV
|RAJPUT HEMAJI DARAGHAJI
|INC
|-
|96.
|DEODAR
|VAGELA LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI
|BJP
|-
|97.
|KANKREJ
|VAGHELA MAGANSINH CHIMANSINH
|BJP
|-
|98.
|DEESA
|GORDHANJI GIGAJI MALI
|BJP
|-
|99.
|DHANERA
|PATEL HARJIVANBHAI HIRABHAI
|BJP
|-
|100.
|PALANPUR
|TRIVEDI REKHABEN HITENDRABHAI
|BJP
|-
|101.
|VADGAM (SC)
|DOLATBHAI PARMAR
|INC
|-
|102.
|DANTA
|GADHVI MUKESH B.
|INC
|-
|103.
|KHEDBRAHMA (ST)
|AMARSINH BHILABHAI CHAUDHARY
|INC
|-
|104.
|IDAR (SC)
|RAMANLAL VORA
|BJP
|-
|105.
|BHILODA
|UPENDRA TRIVEDI
|IND
|-
|106.
|HIMATNAGAR
|CHAVDA RANJITSINH NARSINH
|BJP
|-
|107.
|PRANTIJ
|RATHOD DIPSINH SHANKARSINH
|BJP
|-
|108.
|MODASA
|PARMAR DILIPSINH VAKHATSINH
|BJP
|-
|109.
|BAYAD
|DR. PATEL MAHENDRABHAI SOMABHAI
|BJP
|-
|110.
|MEGHRAJ
|PATEL SHIVABHAI D.
|INC
|-
|111.
|SANTRAMPUR
|DR.BHARAT MANSINH VALLABHBHAI
|INC
|-
|112.
|JHALOD (ST)
|MACHHAR DITABHAI BHIMABHAI
|INC
|-
|113.
|LIMDI (ST)
|KISHORI BACHUBHAI NATHABHAI
|INC
|-
|114.
|DOHAD (ST)
|PATEL LALITKUMAR BHAGAWANDAS
|INC
|-
|115.
|LIMKHEDA (ST)
|PASAYA NAGARSINH GULABSINH
|INC
|-
|116.
|DEVGADH BARIA
|MAHARAUL URVASHIDEVI JAYDIPSINH
|INC
|-
|117.
|RAJGADH
|VAKIL PARMAR LAXMANSINH MOTISINH
|INC
|-
|118.
|HALOL
|BARIA UDESINH MOHANBHAI
|INC
|-
|119.
|KALOL
|CHAUHAN P.P.
|BJP
|-
|120.
|GODHRA
|PATEL RAJENDRASINH BALWANTSINH
|JD
|-
|121.
|SHEHRA
|BHARWAD JETHABHAI GHELABHAI
|SP
|-
|122.
|LUNAVADA
|SOLANKI SURPALSINH HIMATSINH
|INC
|-
|123.
|RANDHIKPUR (ST)
|BHABHOR JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI
|BJP
|-
|124.
|BALASINOR
|CHAUHAN MANSHINH KOHYABHAI
|AIRJP
|-
|125.
|KAPADVANJ
|BIMAL SHAH
|BJP
|-
|126.
|THASRA
|PARMAR RAMSINH PRABHATBHAI
|INC
|-
|127.
|UMRETH
|SUBHASH S. SHELAT
|INC
|-
|128.
|KATHLAL
|ZALA GAUTAMBHAI JESANGBHAI
|AIRJP
|-
|129.
|MEHMEDABAD
|CHAUHAN SUNDARSINH BHALABHAI
|BJP
|-
|130.
|MAHUDHA
|THAKOR NATVARSINH FULSINH
|INC
|-
|131.
|NADIAD
|DESAI PANKAJKUMAR VINUBHAI (GOTIYO)
|BJP
|-
|132.
|CHAKALASI
|SHANKARBHAI DESAIBHAI VAGHELA
|INC
|-
|133.
|ANAND
|PATEL DILIPBHAI MANIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|134.
|SARSA
|PARMAR GOVINDBHAI RAIJIBHAI
|INC
|-
|135.
|PETLAD
|PATEL NIRANJAN PARSOTTAMDAS
|INC
|-
|136.
|SOJITRA (SC)
|MAKWANA BHARATKUMAR YOGENDRABHAI
|INC
|-
|137.
|MATAR
|CHAVDA DHIRUBHAI AMARSING
|INC
|-
|138.
|BORSAD
|SOLANKI BHARATBHAI MADHAVSINH
|INC
|-
|139.
|BHADRAN
|PARMAR DHIRSINH CHHATRASINH
|INC
|-
|140.
|CAMBAY
|SHUKAL SHIRISKUMAR MADHUSUDAN
|BJP
|-
|141.
|CHHOTA UDAIPUR (ST)
|RATHWA SUKHRAMBHAI HARIYABHAI
|INC
|-
|142.
|JETPUR
|RATHWA MOHANSINH CHOTUBHAI
|INC
|-
|143.
|NASVADI (ST)
|BHIL DHIRUBHAI CHUNILAL
|INC
|-
|144.
|SANKHEDA (ST)
|BABARBHAI AMBALAL TADVI
|INC
|-
|145.
|DABHOI
|SIDDHARTH CHIMANBHAI PATEL
|INC
|-
|146.
|SAVLI
|CHAUHAN KHUMANSINH RAYSINH
|INC
|-
|147.
|BARODA CITY
|LAKHAWALA BHUPENDRA GATULAL
|BJP
|-
|148.
|SAYAJIGANJ
|JASPALSINGH
|BJP
|-
|149.
|RAOPURA
|YOGESH PATEL
|BJP
|-
|150.
|VAGHODIA
|SHRIVASTAVA MADHUBHAI BABUBHAI
|BJP
|-
|151.
|BARODA RURAL
|CHUDASAMA DILUBHA TEMUBHA
|BJP
|-
|152.
|PADRA
|JEETSINH SOMSINH PARMAR
|AIRJP
|-
|153.
|KARJAN (SC)
|DABHI CHANDUBHAI MOTIBHAI
|INC
|-
|154.
|JAMBUSAR
|MORI CHHATRASINH PUJABHAI
|BJP
|-
|155.
|VAGRA
|PATEL IQBAL IBRAHIM
|INC
|-
|156.
|BROACH
|BIPINBHAI ISHWARLAL SHAH
|BJP
|-
|157.
|ANKLESHWAR
|PATEL JAYANTIBHAI ZINABHAI
|BJP
|-
|158.
|JHAGADIA (ST)
|VASAVA CHHOTUBHAI AMARSANG
|JD
|-
|159.
|DEDIAPADA (ST)
|VASAVA AMARSIH RAMSING
|JD
|-
|160.
|RAJPIPLA (ST)
|VASAVA PREMSINH DEVJIBHAI
|INC
|-
|161.
|NIJHAR (ST)
|VASAVA PARESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI
|INC
|-
|162.
|MANGROL (ST)
|CHAUDHARI RAMANBHAI KANSARABHAI
|JD
|-
|163.
|SONGADH (ST)
|VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAI
|INC
|-
|164.
|VYARA (ST)
|GAMIT PRATAPBHAI BABUBHAI
|INC
|-
|165.
|MAHUVA (ST)
|PATEL DEVDATTKUMAR KIKABHAI
|BJP
|-
|166.
|BARDOLI (ST)
|RAJWADI RAJNIKANT PRABHUBHAI
|BJP
|-
|167.
|KAMREJ (ST)
|RATHOD RAMANBHAI CHHANABHAI
|INC
|-
|168.
|OLPAD
|PATEL DHANSUKHBHAI NATHUBHAI
|BJP
|-
|169.
|SURAT CITY NORTH
|GAJERA DHIRUBHAI HARIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|170.
|SURAT CITY EAST
|KHASI GULABDAS NAGINDAS
|BJP
|-
|171.
|SURAT CITY WEST
|CHAPATWALA HEMANTBHAI CHAMPAKLAL
|BJP
|-
|172.
|CHORASI
|NAROTTAMBHAI PATEL
|BJP
|-
|173.
|JALALPORE
|PATEL RAMESHBHAI CHHOTUBHAI (R.C.PATEL)
|BJP
|-
|174.
|NAVSARI (ST)
|PATEL MANGUBHAI CHHAGANBHAI
|BJP
|-
|175.
|GANDEVI
|PATEL KARSANBHAI BHIKHABHAI
|BJP
|-
|176.
|CHIKHLI (ST)
|KANJIBHAI MAGANBHAI PATEL
|BJP
|-
|177.
|DANGS-BANSDA (ST)
|BHOYE MADHUBHAI JELYABHAI
|INC
|-
|178.
|BULSAR
|DESAI DOLATRAI NATHUBHAI
|BJP
|-
|179.
|DHARAMPUR (ST)
|CHAUDHARY HIRABHAI RAMJIBHAI
|BJP
|-
|180.
|MOTA PONDHA (ST)
|PATEL BARAJULBHAI NAVALABHAI
|INC
|-
|181.
|PARDI (ST)
|CHANDRAVADAN MAKANJI PATEL
|BJP
|-
|182.
|UMBERGAON (ST)
|PATKAR RAMANLAL NANUBHAI
|BJP
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Gujarat elections}}
{{Indian elections}}

{{#seo:
|keywords=1990s in Gujarat, State Assembly elections in Gujarat, 1998 State Assembly elections in India
|description=
}}

[[Category:1990s in Gujarat]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Gujarat]]
[[Category:1998 State Assembly elections in India]]
{{India-election-stub}}

1998 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

MetaBOT at 15:56, 8 July 2023