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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1998
182 seats · 68 changed party since 1995
Party standings
Gujarat Assembly Election, 1998 · 6 parties won seats
- BJP117
- INC53
- AIRJP4
- JD4
- IND3
- SP1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 11764% | 73,00,826 | 44.8% | 182 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 5329% | 56,77,386 | 34.8% | 179 |
| AIRJPAIRJP | 42% | 19,02,171 | 11.7% | 168 |
| JDJanata Dal | 42% | 4,29,283 | 2.6% | 91 |
| INDIndependent | 32% | 8,54,142 | 5.2% | 415 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 11% | 64,913 | 0.4% | 33 |
+ 13 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Gujarat Assembly Election, 1998 · winner by seat
182 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 92
1998 · selected
Majority 92
BJP117INC53AIRJP4JD4IND3SP1
1995 · previous
Majority 92
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1995 → 1998
1995 1998· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
42.5
44.8
32.9
34.8
0.0
11.7
18.7
5.2
BJPINCAIRJPIND
Seat change
1998 seats minus 1995 seats
seats lostseats gained
BJP
121 → 117
−4
INC
45 → 53
+8
AIRJP
0 → 4
+4
JD
0 → 4
+4
IND
16 → 3
−13
SP
0 → 1
+1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1995 → 1998
share lostshare gained
AIRJP
0.0% → 11.7%
+11.7%
BJP
42.5% → 44.8%
+2.3%
INC
32.9% → 34.8%
+2.0%
SP
0.1% → 0.4%
+0.3%
DDP
0.7% → 0.0%
−0.7%
BSP
1.6% → 0.1%
−1.5%
IND
18.7% → 5.2%
−13.5%
Biggest BJP–INC swings
Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1995 → 1998. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (BJP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward BJP; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward BJP
Rajula
+61.2%
Jetpur
−57.4%
Devgadh Baria
−51.8%
Junagadh
+48.9%
Rajgadh
−47.0%
Ghogho
+44.5%
Dwarka
+44.2%
Nijhar
−43.9%
Visavadar
+40.7%
Vagra
−40.7%
Bavla
−39.8%
Rajkot-Ii
+39.3%
Closest races · 1998
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1998
182 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1995
- AbdasaINC1.2%
- AmreliBJP11.8%
- AnandBJP9.7%
- AnjarBJP6.1%
- AnkleshwarBJP8.2%
- AsarwaBJP0.8%
- BabraBJP16.5%
- BalasinorAIRJP22.8%
- BardoliBJP8.8%
- Baroda CityBJP17.2%
- Baroda RuralBJP6.9%
- BavlaINC7.4%
- BayadBJP5.3%
- BhadranINC21.4%
- BhanvadBJP12.0%
- Bhavnagar NorthBJP16.3%
- Bhavnagar SouthBJP10.9%
- BhilodaIND7.3%
- BhujBJP24.4%
- BorsadINC21.8%
- BotadBJP10.1%
- BroachBJP8.1%
- BulsarBJP23.0%
- CambayBJP2.6%
- ChakalasiINC10.7%
- ChanasmaBJP7.5%
- Chhota UdaipurINC10.0%
- ChikhliBJP10.7%
- ChorasiBJP53.3%
- ChotilaINC19.0%
- DabhoiINC13.5%
- Dangs-BansdaINC8.6%
- DantaINC18.1%
- Dariapur-KazipurBJP13.1%
- DasadaBJP32.4%
- DaskroiBJP3.7%
- DediapadaJD19.4%
- DeesaBJP9.3%
- DehgamBJP6.5%
- DeodarBJP9.4%
- Devgadh BariaINC46.0%
- DhandhukaBJP19.9%
- DhaneraBJP12.5%
- DharampurBJP5.1%
- DhariBJP20.0%
- DholkaINC25.5%
- DhorajiAIRJP15.5%
- DhrangadhraBJP1.6%
- DohadINC4.2%
- DwarkaIND7.0%
- Ellis BridgeBJP59.4%
- GadhadaBJP17.5%
- GandeviBJP9.6%
- Gandhi NagarBJP9.3%
- GhoghoBJP18.3%
- GodhraJD10.9%
- GondalBJP38.0%
- HalolINC21.0%
- HalvadBJP1.7%
- HimatnagarBJP8.3%
- IdarBJP27.5%
- JalalporeBJP1.8%
- JamalpurIND14.4%
- JambusarBJP13.6%
- JamjodhpurBJP11.9%
- JamnagarBJP14.0%
- Jamnagar RuralBJP3.1%
- JasdanINC16.0%
- JetpurBJP44.8%
- JetpurINC33.3%
- JhagadiaJD17.2%
- JhalodINC34.3%
- JodiyaBJP1.9%
- JotanaBJP21.8%
- JunagadhBJP49.8%
- KadiBJP10.1%
- KalawadBJP35.6%
- KalolINC1.5%
- KalolBJP27.0%
- KalupurINC1.7%
- KamrejINC2.4%
- KankrejBJP20.4%
- KapadvanjBJP6.0%
- KarjanINC2.8%
- KathlalAIRJP10.4%
- KeshodBJP24.8%
- KhadiaBJP44.6%
- KhambhaliaBJP18.1%
- KhedbrahmaINC27.5%
- KheraluINC2.1%
- KodinarBJP25.0%
- KundlaBJP27.2%
- KutiyanaBJP36.0%
- LathiBJP16.1%
- LimbdiBJP8.4%
- LimdiINC31.3%
- LimkhedaINC13.1%
- LunavadaINC19.7%
- MahudhaINC24.0%
- MahuvaBJP27.7%
- MahuvaBJP8.2%
- MaliyaBJP6.3%
- ManavadarBJP9.6%
- MandalBJP6.2%
- MandviBJP20.6%
- MangrolBJP7.2%
- MangrolJD8.5%
- ManinagarBJP28.9%
- MansaBJP7.3%
- MatarINC1.5%
- MeghrajINC3.5%
- MehmedabadBJP15.7%
- MehsanaBJP2.9%
- ModasaBJP15.3%
- MorviBJP24.1%
- Mota PondhaINC12.8%
- MundraBJP13.9%
- NadiadBJP15.5%
- NarodaBJP44.0%
- NasvadiINC22.1%
- NavsariBJP14.3%
- NijharINC33.3%
- OlpadBJP22.4%
- PadraAIRJP4.5%
- PalanpurBJP7.0%
- PalitanaBJP18.2%
- PardiBJP9.1%
- PatanBJP13.7%
- PetladINC1.3%
- PorbandarBJP31.8%
- PrantijBJP9.3%
- RadhanpurBJP20.2%
- RajgadhINC19.2%
- Rajkot RuralBJP19.3%
- Rajkot-IBJP10.4%
- Rajkot-IiBJP40.9%
- RajpiplaINC1.5%
- RajulaBJP17.4%
- RakhialBJP18.5%
- RandhikpurBJP0.5%
- RaopuraBJP25.3%
- RaparBJP11.1%
- SabarmatiBJP13.6%
- SamiBJP17.5%
- SankhedaINC6.0%
- SantrampurINC13.4%
- SarkhejBJP47.8%
- SarsaINC9.5%
- SavliINC23.5%
- SayajiganjBJP20.4%
- Shaher KotdaINC6.5%
- ShahpurBJP17.6%
- ShehraSP24.6%
- SidhpurBJP5.8%
- SihorBJP8.2%
- SojitraINC2.7%
- SomnathBJP18.2%
- SongadhINC23.9%
- Surat City EastBJP31.1%
- Surat City NorthBJP48.7%
- Surat City WestBJP44.0%
- TalajaBJP31.9%
- TalalaINC19.2%
- TankaraBJP11.2%
- ThasraINC10.1%
- UmbergaonBJP4.3%
- UmrethINC3.1%
- UnaINC19.2%
- UnjhaBJP32.0%
- UpletaBJP0.6%
- VadgamINC2.9%
- VagdodBJP2.1%
- VaghodiaBJP24.0%
- VagraINC29.6%
- VavINC19.1%
- VijapurINC9.1%
- ViramgamINC6.9%
- VisavadarBJP53.0%
- VisnagarBJP3.1%
- VyaraINC17.4%
- WadhwanBJP20.8%
- WankanerINC1.6%