1991 Indian general election in Gujarat
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General elections were held in India in 1991[1] to elect the members of the 10th Lok Sabha. Voter turnout was the lowest ever in parliamentary elections.[2] No party could muster a majority in the Lok Sabha, hence INC formed a minority government with the support of other parties, resulting in a stable government for the next 5 years under the new prime minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. [3] BJP wins 20 seats, Congress wins 5 seats and JD (G) wins only one seat.
List of Candidates
| Constituency | BJP | INC+ | JD | JP | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | ||||
| 1 | Kutch | BJP | Babulal Meghji Shah | INC | Patel Harilal Nanji | Did not contest | Did not contest | ||||||
| 2 | Surendranagar | BJP | Kolipatel Somabhai Gadabhai | INC | Sanat Magnlal Mehta | JD | Praghuman Dadheka | JP | Zala Jatubha Jivubha | ||||
| 3 | Jamnagar | BJP | Kordiya Chandresh Kumar Valjibhai | JD(G) | Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel | JD | Madam Ghelubhai Rambhai | JP | Vachhani Hematkumar Dayalal | ||||
| 4 | Rajkot | BJP | Shivlalbhai Veraria | INC | Manoharsinhji Pradumnasinhji Jadeja | JD | Rajibhai K. Satodia | JP | Bhalodia Kishorbhai Dayabhai | ||||
| 5 | Porbandar | BJP | Patel Hiralal Madhavjibhai | JD(G) | Manvar Balwantbhai Bachubhai | JD | Der Jethabhai Fogalbhai | JP | Hathi Hemendra Bhagwandas | ||||
| 6 | Junagadh | BJP | Chikhaliya Bhavenaben Devrajbhai | JD(G) | Govindbhai Kanjibhai (Shekhada) | JD | Karamshibhai Narsi Bhai Vadaliya | Did not contest | |||||
| 7 | Amreli | BJP | Dilipbhai Sanghani | JD(G) | Kotadiya Manubhai Naranbhai | Did not contest | JP | Bavanjibhai Madhabhai | |||||
| 8 | Bhavnagar | BJP | Mahavirsinh Harisinhji Gohil | INC | Dhanajibhai Baladhiya | JD | Pravinsinhji Jadeja | JP | Chauhan Baldipbhai Tishabhai | ||||
| 9 | Dhandhuka (SC) | BJP | Ratilal Verma | INC | Narsinh Makwana | JD | Solanki Dinesh Somchand | JP | Rathod Haribhai Keshavbhai (Modasarwala) | ||||
| 10 | Ahmedabad | BJP | Harin Pathak | INC | Maganbhai Barot | JD | Sheikh Ayesha Begum Mohmadali | JP | Mrugesh Vaishnav | ||||
| 11 | Gandhinagar | BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | INC | G. I. Patel | JD | Dixit Narendra (Dixit Bhai) | JP | Sendhaji Thakor | ||||
| 12 | Mehsana | BJP | A. K. Patel | INC | Patel Babaldas Shankardas | JD | Thakor Shankarji Kalaji | JP | Prajapati Satishbhai Somabhai | ||||
| 13 | Patan (SC) | BJP | Mahesh Kanodiya | JD(G) | Parmar Narendrakumar Muljibhai | JD | Chavda Khemchandbhai Somabhai | JP | Rajubhai Karshandas Parmar | ||||
| 14 | Banaskantha | BJP | Chavda Harisinhji Patapsinhji | JD(G) | Shah Jayantilal Virchandbhai | JD | Vidaja Babulal Gandalal | Did not contest | |||||
| 15 | Sabarkantha | BJP | Arvind Trivedi (Lankesh) | JD(G) | Maganbhai Manibhai Patel | JD | Rajmohan Gandhi | Did not contest | |||||
| 16 | Kapadvanj | BJP | Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor | INC | Chauhan Budhaji Jitaji | JD | Prakash Patel | JP | Shah Manharlal Chandulal | ||||
| 17 | Dohad (ST) | BJP | Bhabhor Sumanbhai Rangjibhai | INC | Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai | JD | Roz Devisinh Virsinh | JP | Gondiya Sursinh Muljibhai | ||||
| 18 | Godhra | BJP | Veghela Shankerji Laxmanji | JD(G) | Patel Shantilal Purushottamdas | JD | Solanki Salamsinh Mangalsinh | JP | Rao Hasmukhbhai Ganpatlal | ||||
| 19 | Kaira | BJP | K. D. Jeswani | JD(G) | Chauhan Prabtsinh Hathisinh | JD | Patel Ghanshyambhai Ambalal | JP | Patel Anilkumar Hariprasad | ||||
| 20 | Anand | BJP | Patel Rajnikant Dhulabhai | INC | Chavda Ishvarbhai Khodabhai | JD | Patel Mahendrabhai Parsottamdas | JP | Choksi Sidikbhai Kasambhai | ||||
| 21 | Chhota Udaipur (ST) | BJP | Bhikhubhai Rathava | JD(G) | Naranbhai Jamlabhai Rathava | JD | Tadvi Ratilal Bhaijibhai | JP | Kolidhor Bhimsinbhai Nagjibhai | ||||
| 22 | Baroda | BJP | Dipika Chikhliya | INC | Gaekwad Ranjit Singh Pratapsingh | JD | Koko alias Prakash Kanubhai Brahanbhatt | JP | Patel Manubhai Maganbhai | ||||
| 23 | Broach | BJP | Chandubhai Deshmukh | INC | Ahmadbhai Mohammedbhai Patel | JD | Vasava Chhotubhai Amarsangbhai | Did not contest | |||||
| 24 | Surat | BJP | Kashiram Rana | INC | Chaudhary Sahdev Bherabhai | JD | Kantawala Vishakhaben Sharadchandra | Did not contest | |||||
| 25 | Mandvi (ST) | BJP | Patel Kanjibhai Maganbhai | INC | Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai | JD | Chaudhary Mukundbhai Janabhai | JP | Rathod Keshavbhai Lallubhai | ||||
| 26 | Bulsar (ST) | BJP | Khalpabhai Chhaganbhai Patel | INC | Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel | JD | Gambhirbhai Bahecharbhai Patel | Did not contest | |||||
Results
Results by Party
| Party Name | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| BJP | 53,94,221 | 50.37 |  19.90 |
26 | 20 | 8 | |||
| INC+ | INC | 31,04,937 | 28.99 |  8.17 |
16 | 5 | 2 | ||
| JD(G) | 13,99,702 | 13.07 | New | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45,04,639 | 42.06 |  |
26 | 6 | | |||
| JD | 3,66,118 | 3.42 | 24.38 |
24 | 0 | 11 | |||
| JP | 60,644 | 0.57 | |
19 | 0 | | |||
| Others | 74,884 | 0.69 | |
67 | 0 | | |||
| IND | 3,08,371 | 2.88 | 0.02 |
258 | 0 | | |||
| Total | 1,07,08,877 | 100% | - | 420 | 26 | - | |||
Constituency wise
| Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Kutch | Harilal Patel | INC | 179,109 | 51.74 | Babulal Shah | BJP | 146,106 | 42.21 | 33,003 | 9.53 | ||
| 2 | Surendranagar | Somabhai Koli Patel | BJP | 189,389 | 49.10 | Sanat Mehta | INC | 178,503 | 46.28 | 10,886 | 2.82 | ||
| 3 | Jamnagar | Kordiya Valjibhai | BJP | 178,027 | 46.72 | Urmilaben Patel | JD(G) | 131,307 | 34.46 | 46,720 | 12.26 | ||
| 4 | Rajkot | Shivlal Vekaria | BJP | 277,289 | 53.44 | Manoharsinhji | INC | 222,429 | 42.87 | 54,860 | 10.57 | ||
| 5 | Porbandar | Harilal Patel | BJP | 192,869 | 53.64 | Balvantbhai Manvar | JD(G) | 113,820 | 31.66 | 79,049 | 21.98 | ||
| 6 | Junagadh | Bhavna Chikhalia | BJP | 195,821 | 44.87 | Govindbhai Shekhda | JD(G) | 117,381 | 26.90 | 78,440 | 17.97 | ||
| 7 | Amreli | Dileepbhai Sanghani | BJP | 235,950 | 60.01 | Kotadiya M. Naranbhai | JD(G) | 139,349 | 35.44 | 96,601 | 24.57 | ||
| 8 | Bhavnagar | Mahavirsinh Gohil | BJP | 215,604 | 56.64 | Dhanajibhai Baladhiya | INC | 125,401 | 32.94 | 90,203 | 23.70 | ||
| 9 | Dhandhuka (SC) | Ratilal Verma | BJP | 202,061 | 52.24 | Narsinh Makwana | INC | 171,545 | 44.35 | 30,516 | 7.89 | ||
| 10 | Ahmedabad | Harin Pathak | BJP | 233,568 | 59.26 | Maganbhai Barot | INC | 141,683 | 35.94 | 91,885 | 23.32 | ||
| 11 | Gandhinagar | Lal Krishna Advani | BJP | 356,902 | 57.97 | G. I. Patel | INC | 231,223 | 37.56 | 125,679 | 20.41 | ||
| 12 | Mehsana | A. K. Patel | BJP | 251,605 | 55.51 | Patel Babaldas Shankardas | INC | 169,583 | 37.42 | 82,022 | 18.09 | ||
| 13 | Patan (SC) | Mahesh Kanodiya | BJP | 204,115 | 53.17 | Parmar Narendrakumar Muljibhai | JD(G) | 159,606 | 41.58 | 44,509 | 11.59 | ||
| 14 | Banaskantha | Chavda Harisinhji Patapsinhji | BJP | 226,895 | 53.66 | Shah Jayantilal Virchandbhai | JD(G) | 174,853 | 41.35 | 52,042 | 12.31 | ||
| 15 | Sabarkantha | Arvind Trivedi (Lankesh) | BJP | 168,704 | 48.28 | Maganbhai Manibhai Patel | JD(G) | 132,286 | 37.86 | 36,418 | 10.42 | ||
| 16 | Kapadvanj | Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor | BJP | 175,471 | 52.40 | Chauhan Budhaji Jitaji | INC | 147,137 | 43.94 | 28,334 | 8.46 | ||
| 17 | Dohad (ST) | Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai | INC | 155,707 | 55.27 | Bhabhor Sumanbhai Rangjibhai | BJP | 105,998 | 37.62 | 49,709 | 17.65 | ||
| 18 | Godhra | Veghela Shankerji Laxmanji | BJP | 202,171 | 65.46 | Patel Shantilal Purushottamdas | JD(G) | 90,694 | 29.36 | 111,477 | 36.10 | ||
| 19 | Kaira | K. D. Jeswani | BJP | 168,285 | 48.12 | Chauhan Prabtsinh Hathisinh | JD(G) | 166,597 | 47.64 | 1,688 | 0.48 | ||
| 20 | Anand | Chavda Ishvarbhai Khodabhai | INC | 234,875 | 52.53 | Patel Rajnikant Dhulabhai | BJP | 198,836 | 44.47 | 36,039 | 8.06 | ||
| 21 | Chhota Udaipur (ST) | Naranbhai J. Rathava | JD(G) | 173,809 | 52.69 | Bhikhubhai Rathava | BJP | 129,722 | 39.33 | 44,087 | 13.36 | ||
| 22 | Baroda | Dipika Chikhliya | BJP | 276,038 | 49.98 | Ranjitsinh Gaekwad | INC | 241,850 | 43.79 | 34,188 | 6.19 | ||
| 23 | Broach | Chandubhai Deshmukh | BJP | 248,437 | 46.09 | Ahmed Patel | INC | 226,264 | 41.97 | 22,173 | 4.12 | ||
| 24 | Surat | Kashiram Rana | BJP | 336,285 | 56.24 | Chaudhary S. Bherabhai | INC | 229,931 | 38.46 | 106,354 | 17.78 | ||
| 25 | Mandvi (ST) | Chhitubhai Gamit | INC | 258,829 | 60.97 | Patel K. Maganbhai | BJP | 152,813 | 36.00 | 106,016 | 24.97 | ||
| 26 | Bulsar (ST) | Uttambhai Patel | INC | 190,868 | 56.92 | Khalpabhai C. Patel | BJP | 125,260 | 37.35 | 65,608 | 19.57 | ||
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Gujarat
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madhavsinh Solanki | Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) |
Cabinet Minister | External Affairs | 21 June 1991 |
31 March 1992 |
INC | |
| 2 | Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel | Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) |
Minister of State | Power | 10 February 1995 |
16 May 1995 | ||
| 3 | Uttambhai Patel | Bulsar (ST) (Lok Sabha) |
Minister of State | Rural Development | 21 June 1991 |
2 July 1992 | ||
| 4 | Uttambhai Patel | Bulsar (ST) (Lok Sabha) |
Minister of State | Rural Development | 2 July 1992 |
11 June 1995 | ||
| 5 | Uttambhai Patel | Bulsar (ST) (Lok Sabha) |
Minister of State | Rural Areas and Employment (Rural Development) |
11 June 1995 |
16 May 1996 | ||