1989 Indian general election in Gujarat explained

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

Party		Seats won
	BJP	12
	Janata Dal	11
	Congress	3

Results- Constituency wise

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

Notes and References

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