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