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149. Surat

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Gujarat · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-SURAT

BJP 65.2%won by 35.1%INC 30.1%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 28.4% to 35.1%.

  • TurnoutTurnout rose 13.0% to 45.6%.
  • Safe seatBharatiya Janata Party won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
18,98,601
Turnout
45.6%
Valid votes
8,66,539
Margin
3,04,022
35.08%

Candidates

5 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1KASHIRAM RANABharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,64,60165.2%
  2. 2THAKORBHAI NAIKIndian National Congress · INC2,60,57930.1%
  3. 3BHAGUBHAI PATEL (VIMAL)Independent · IND29,3203.4%
  4. 4MUNSI SHOKAT ALI GULAM ALISamajwadi Party · SP7,9720.9%
  5. 5VIJAYBHAI UTTAMLAL MAISURIYAShiv Sena · SHS4,0670.5%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–INC swing
+6.7%
BJP share
61.1% → 65.2%
INC share
32.7% → 30.1%
Turnout
32.6% → 45.6%
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