1996 Indian general election in Gujarat explained

General elections were held in India in 1996 to elect the members of the 11th Lok Sabha.The election produced a hung parliament with no single party having a clear majority. Bharatiya Janata Party, the largest party, formed a short-lived government under the premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. United Front secured majority support resulting in H. D. Deve Gowda of Janata Dal succeeding Vajpayee and being the 11th Prime Minister of India, before eventually being replaced by I. K. Gujral, another United Front leader. Despite that, the country returned to the polls in 1998.[1] Congress wins ten seats, BJP wins sixteen.

Results

Party-wise

PartySeatsPopular Vote
ContestedWon+/-Votes%+/-
2616448,54,43248.282.09
Indian National Congress2610538,70,49738.699.7
All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)190New1,87,7391.88New
Independents (politician)41407,48,4437.484.6

Constituency wise

No.ConstituencyTypeName of Elected M.P.Party affiliation
1 GEN
2 GEN
3 GEN
4 GEN
5 GEN
6 GEN
7 GEN
8 GEN Rajendrasinh Rana
9 SC
10 GEN
11 GEN
Vijaybhai Patel (By Poll)
12 GEN
13 SC
14 GEN
15 GEN
16 GEN
17 ST
18 GEN
19 GEN
20 GEN
21 ST
22 GEN
23 GEN
24 GEN
25 ST
26 ST

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections in Gujarat in 1996 .