1989 Indian general election in Gujarat

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General elections were held in India in 1989 to elect the members of the 9th Lok Sabha.[1] The incumbent Indian National Congress (I) government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi was defeated by the National Front, an alliance forged by Janata Dal, which won a plurality of seats. The alliance formed the government with outside support from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[2][3] V. P. Singh was sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of India on 2 December 1989. [4]

BJP wins 12 seats, Janata Dal wins 11 and Congress wins 3 seats out of a total of 26 seats.

Party-wise results summary[edit]

Party Seats won
BJP 12
Janata Dal 11
Congress 3

Results- Constituency wise[edit]

No Constituency Winner Party
1 Kachchh Babubhai Shah BJP
2 Surendranagar Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel BJP
3 Jamnagar Chandresh Patel Kordia BJP
4 Rajkot Shivlal Vekaria BJP
5 Porbandar Balvantbhai Manvar JD
6 Junagadh Govindbhai Shekhda JD
7 Amreli Manubhai Kotadia JD
8 Bhavnagar Shashibhai Jamod INC
9 Dhandhuka Ratilal Varma BJP
10 Ahmedabad Harin Pathak BJP
11 Gandhinagar Shankersinh Vaghela BJP
12 Mahesana A. K. Patel BJP
13 Patan (SC) Khemchanbhai Somabhai Chavda JD
14 Banaskantha Jayantilal Shah JD
15 Sabarkantha Maganbhai Patel JD
16 Kapadvanj Gabhaji Thakor BJP
17 Dohad Somjibhai Damor INC
18 Godhra Shantilal Patel JD
19 Kaira Prabhatsinh Chauhan JD
20 Anand Natubhai Patel BJP
21 Chota Udaipur Naranbhai Rathwa JD
22 Baroda Prakash Brahmbhatt JD
23 Broach Chandubhai Deshmukh BJP
24 Surat Kashiram Rana BJP
25 Mandvi Chhitubhai Gamit INC
26 Bulsar Arjunbhai Patel JD

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elections 1989: Congress(I) faces prospect of being routed in Bihar".
  2. ^ "V. P. Singh, a Leader of India Who Defended Poor, Dies at 77". The New York Times. 29 November 2008.
  3. ^ Indian Parliamentary Democracy. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 2003. p. 124. ISBN 978-81-269-0193-7.
  4. ^ "Elections in Gujarat in 1989".