Constituency
137. Mehsana
Community mirrorGujarat · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
IN-MEHSANA
BJP 45.3%won by 16.8%INC 28.5%
What changed here
DerivedBharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 26.6% to 16.8%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 73.8% between them, down from 86.0% — the field split more ways.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 24.8% to 69.1%.
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Electorate
10,80,869
Turnout
69.1%
Valid votes
7,46,776
Margin
1,25,334
16.78%
Candidates
5 contested · winner BJP- 1DR. A.K.PATELBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,38,36845.3%
- 2MANSINH SURSINH THAKORIndian National Congress · INC2,13,03428.5%
- 3THAKOR DOLAJI CHEHARAJI (SHRI DOLATRAMJI MAHARAJ)AIRJP · AIRJP1,62,45221.8%
- 4DAHYABHAI NARANDAS PATEL (VADUWALA)Janata Dal · JD30,1784.0%
- 5DABHI SHIVUBHA JAVANSINGIndependent · IND2,7440.4%
Since 1996
Derived- Winner then
- BJP
- Winner now
- BJP
- BJP–INC swing
- −9.8%
- BJP share
- 56.3% → 45.3%
- INC share
- 29.7% → 28.5%
- Turnout
- 44.3% → 69.1%