1999 Indian general election in Gujarat

Lok Sabha General elections were held in India between 5 September and 3 October 1999, a few months after the Kargil War. For the first time, a united front of political parties won a majority and formed a non-INC National government that lasted a full term of five years, thus ending a period of political instability at the national level in the country that had been characterized by three general elections held in as many years.^[1] In Gujarat, BJP won twenty seats with Congress winning only six seats out of total twenty-six seats.

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Party		Seats won
	Bharatiya Janata Party	20
	Indian National Congress	6

Party Name		Popular vote			Seats
Party Name		Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	BJP	71,45,614	52.48	4.20	26	20	1
	INC	61,87,113	45.44	8.95	26	6	1
	NCP	71,015	0.52		7	0
	JD(U)	53,957	0.40		9	0
	Others	65,847	0.49		29	0
	IND	91,476	0.67	0.46	62	0
Total		1,36,15,022	100%	-	159	26	-

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
Constituency		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Kutch	Pushpdan Shambhudan Gadhavi		BJP	191,533	49.91	Babubhai Meghji Shah		INC	187,218	48.78	4,315	1.13
2	Surendranagar	Makwana Savshibhai Kanjibhai		INC	244,368	52.11	Dave Bhavnaben Kardamkumar		BJP	218,463	46.59	25,905	5.52
3	Jamnagar	Chandresh Patel Kordia		BJP	190,726	54.08	Patel Raghavji Hansrajbhai		INC	154,957	43.93	35,769	10.15
4	Rajkot	Dr Kathiriya Vallabhbhai Ramjibhai		BJP	312,941	57.29	Radadiya Vithalbhai Hansarajbhai		INC	226,194	41.41	86,747	15.88
5	Porbandar	Javiya Gordhanbhai Jadavbhai		BJP	210,627	64.64	Manvar Balvantbhai Bachubhai		INC	109,267	33.53	101,360	31.11
6	Junagadh	Chikhaliya Bhavnaben Devrajbhai		BJP	266,809	54.20	Chavda Pethaljibhai Nathabhai		INC	219,961	44.68	46,848	9.52
7	Amreli	Dileep Sanghani		BJP	217,670	53.42	Virjibhai Thummar		INC	181,346	44.50	36,324	8.92
8	Bhavnagar	Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana		BJP	265,446	61.00	Gohil Dilipsinh Ajitsinh (Dilipsinh Gohil)		INC	164,093	37.71	101,353	23.29
9	Dhandhuka (SC)	Varma Ratilal Kalidas		BJP	229,754	49.71	Manubhai Parmar		INC	224,531	48.58	5,223	1.13
10	Ahmedabad	Harin Pathak		BJP	280,696	53.19	Girish Popatlal Dani (Girish Dani)		INC	227,728	43.15	52,968	10.04
11	Gandhinagar	L. K. Advani		BJP	453,229	61.14	T N Seshan		INC	264,285	35.65	188,944	25.49
12	Mehsana	Patel Atmaram Maganbhai		INC	340,445	54.16	Dr A K Patel		BJP	284,710	45.29	55,735	8.87
13	Patan (SC)	Rashtrapal Pravinchandra Somabhai		INC	246,798	51.52	Kanodia Maheshkumar Mithabhai		BJP	229,671	47.95	17,127	3.57
14	Banaskantha	Chaudhary Haribhai Parthibhai		BJP	308,313	51.97	B K Gadhvi		INC	282,337	47.59	25,976	4.38
15	Sabarkantha	Nisha Amarsinh Chaudhary		INC	334,565	50.60	Patel Kanubhai Ravjibhai		BJP	320,189	48.43	14,376	2.17
16	Kapadvanj	Vaghela Shankarsinh Laxmansinh		INC	413,193	62.17	Chauhan Jaysinhji Manshingji		BJP	247,812	37.29	165,381	24.88
17	Dohad (ST)	Katara Babubhai Khimabhai		BJP	232,288	50.12	Somjibhai Damor		INC	219,857	47.43	12,431	2.69
18	Godhra	Solanki Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh		BJP	280,684	59.32	Patel Shantilal Parshotamdas		INC	185,662	39.24	95,022	20.08
19	Kaira	Dinsha Patel		INC	258,024	53.17	Chauhan Prabhatsinh Hathisinh		BJP	224,307	46.22	33,717	6.95
20	Anand	Patel Dipakbhai Chimanbhai (Sathi)		BJP	273,683	49.94	Chavda Ishvarbhai Khodabhai		INC	270,022	49.27	3,661	0.67
21	Chhota Udaipur (ST)	Ramsinh Rathawa		BJP	248,970	48.79	Naranbhai Rathawa		INC	247,772	48.56	1,198	0.23
22	Vadodara	Jayaben Thakkar		BJP	322,758	55.17	Dr Urmilaben Chimanbhai Patel		INC	230,109	39.33	92,649	15.84
23	Bharuch	Mansukhbhai Vasava		BJP	290,195	49.94	Amarsinh Ramsinh Vasava		INC	243,055	41.83	47,140	8.11
24	Surat	Kashiram Rana		BJP	423,773	68.82	Rupin Rameshchandra Patchigar		INC	174,576	28.35	249,197	40.47
25	Mandvi (ST)	Patel Mansinhbhai Kalyanji		BJP	320,172	53.31	Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai		INC	263,341	43.85	56,831	9.46
26	Bulsar (ST)	Manibhai Ramjibhai Chaudhari		BJP	300,195	51.57	Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel		INC	273,409	46.97	26,786	4.60

1999 Indian general election in Gujarat

Party-wise results summary

Results by Party

Results- Constituency wise

References

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