General elections were held in India in 1989 to elect the members of the 9th Lok Sabha. 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). V. P. Singh was sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of India on 2 December 1989.
BJP wins 12 seats, Janata Dal wins 11 and Congress wins 3 seats out of a total of 26 seats. Party and Alliances BJP + JD PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested1. Janata Dal V. P. Singh 142. Bharatiya Janata Party L. K. Advani 12Total 26
No. Party Flag SymbolLeaderSeats contested1. Indian National Congress Rajiv Gandhi 26 List of Candidates ConstituencyBJP + JDINC1Kutch B. M. Shah U. R. Thaker2Surendranagar K. P. S. Gandabhi D. P. Jhala3Jamnagar C. K. V. Koradiya (Chandresh Patel) D. P. Jadeja4Rajkot S. N. Vekaria R. R. Mavani5Porbandar B. B. Manvar B. M. Odedara6Junagadh G. K. Shekhada M. L. Patel7Amreli M. Kotadiya N. P. Ravani8Bhavnagar P. Jadeja S. M. Jamod9Dhandhuka (SC) R. K. Verma N. K. Makwana10Ahmedabad H. Pathak S. K. N. Rajput (Surendra Rajput)11Gandhinagar S. L. Vaghela K. Vayas12Mehsana A. K. Patel M. R. Chaudhary13Patan (SC) K. C. S. Chawada Y. Makwana14Banaskantha J. V. Shah B. K. Gadhvi15Sabarkantha M. M. Patel T. A. Gurjar16Kapadvanj G. M. Thakor N. K. Solanki17Dohad (ST) S. R. Bhabhor S. Damor18Godhra S. P. Patel P. P. Chauhan19Kaira P. H. Chauhan A. F. Dabhi20Anand N. M. Patel I. K. Chavda21Chhota Udaipur (ST) N. J. Rahawa A. V. Rathwa22Baroda P. K. Brahmbhatt (Koko) R. S. P. Gaekwad23Broach C. S. Deshmukh A. M. Patel24Surat K. Rana C. D. Patel25Mandvi (ST) N. H. Donwala C. D. Ghamit26Bulsar (ST) A. L. Patel U. H. Patel
Party-wise results summary Results by Party/Alliance Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−rowspan="3" BJP+ BJP 39,43,247 30.47 11.83 12 12 11 JD 35,98,584 27.80 New 14 11 11 Total 75,41,831 58.27 26 23 INC 48,09,822 37.16 16.08 26 3 21 Others 2,16,542 1.67 48 0 IND 3,74,804 2.90 5.34 161 0 Total 1,29,42,999 100% - 261 26 -
Results- Constituency wise ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1KutchBabu Bhai Meghji ShahBJP228,39457.72Usha Raghavji ThakerINC146,83037.1181,56420.612SurendranagarSomabhai Gandalal Koli PatelBJP257,34462.49Digvijaysinh JhalaINC129,67131.49127,67331.003JamnagarChandresh Patel KordiaBJP182,35651.43D. P. JadejaINC136,78238.5845,57412.854RajkotShivlal VekariaBJP345,18567.20Mavani Ramaben RamjibhaiINC150,75929.35194,42637.855PorbandarBalvantbhai ManvarJD198,05855.72Odedara Bharatbhai MaldevjiINC130,68936.7667,36918.966JunagadhGovindbhai ShekhdaJD270,96660.62Mohanbhai PatelINC162,93936.45108,02724.177AmreliManubhai KotadiaJD281,27961.16Ravani Navichandra PremananddasINC161,38735.09119,89226.078BhavnagarShashibhai JamodINC143,29441.07Jadeja PravinsinhjiJD142,74240.915520.169Dhandhuka (SC)Ratilal Kalidas VarmaBJP288,30164.10Makwana Narsinhbhai KarsabhaiINC146,68332.61141,61831.4910AhmedabadHarin PathakBJP334,09858.59Rajput Surendra Kumar NetrapalsinhINC186,74132.75147,35725.8411GandhinagarShankersinh VaghelaBJP495,38366.22Kokila VayasINC226,89130.33268,49235.8912MehsanaA. K. PatelBJP387,79759.17Chaudhary Motibhai RanchhodbhaiINC252,46738.52135,33020.6513Patan (SC)Khemchanbhai Somabhai ChavdaJD346,56269.86Yogendra MakwanaINC133,50826.91213,05442.9514BanaskanthaJayantilal ShahJD392,63670.09B. K. GadhviINC142,38525.42250,25144.6715SabarkanthaMaganbhai PatelJD286,94756.62Tarna Arjunsingh GurjarINC183,49136.21103,45620.4116KapadvanjGabhaji ThakorBJP321,99563.22Natvarsinh SolankiINC165,15432.43156,84130.7917Dohad (ST)Somjibhai DamorINC168,77452.34Bhabhor Suman Bhai RangibhaiJD141,01543.7327,7598.6118GodhraShantilal PatelJD229,39155.87Prabhatsinh Pratapsinh ChauhanINC169,01841.1760,37314.7019KairaPrabhatsinh ChauhanJD331,60559.51Ajitsinh DabhiINC222,40239.91109,20319.6020AnandPatel Nathubhai ManibhaiBJP313,54854.70Ishwarbhai ChavdaINC243,24942.4470,29912.2621Chhota Udaipur (ST)Naranbhai RathwaJD228,52150.90Amarsinh RathawaINC207,22046.1621,3014.7422BarodaPrakash BrahmbhattJD346,39750.59Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh GaekwadINC293,49942.8752,8987.7223BroachChandubhai DeshmukhBJP360,38157.72Ahmed PatelINC245,04639.25115,33518.4724SuratKashiram RanaBJP428,46562.75C. D. PatelINC234,42434.33194,04128.4225Mandvi (ST)Chhitubhai GamitINC225,45853.99Donwala Naranbhai HarjibhaiJD179,31942.9446,13911.0526Bulsar (ST)Arjunbhai PatelJD223,14650.93Uttambhai PatelINC201,06145.8922,0855.04
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