Elections Archive

GEN · Gujarat

Gandhinagar

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (BJP) won by 1,88,872 votes (38.7%).

Electors
17,52,944
Votes polled
4,98,010
Valid votes
Turnout
28.4%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 38.7% (median 9.4%). Back to Gujarat · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
57.3%(+13.4%)
Turnout
60.6%(-7.9%)
NOTA
1.7%
Top-2 squeeze
98.3%

Winning margin over time · Gandhinagar

19671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202457%

Candidates

Candidates · Gandhinagar 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Atal Bihari VajpayeeWinnerBJP3,23,58366.4%
2Popatlal V. PatelINC1,34,71127.6%
3Patni Laxmanbhai FuljibhaiAIIC(T)3,6210.7%
4Dinesh ShahRSRP3,4770.7%
5Pandya Yogeshbhai RamanbhaiJD2,4320.5%
6Kanani Purushottambhai Devjibhai (patel)ABJS1,7360.4%
7Sanjay Maganbhai BarotIND1,7080.4%
8Babubhai Galubhai PatniBSP1,6770.3%
9Patel Arvindbhai UmedbhaiBHJS1,6270.3%
10Yadav Ramprashad ShantilalSP1,4450.3%
11Natvarbhai ThakorIND1,4300.3%
12Shaikh Ikbal AbdulhuqIND9550.2%
13R.R. PrajapatiSAP8980.2%
14Nayana BhattIND8920.2%
15Thakor Fulsing JugatsinhIND6980.1%
16Faridabanu Jahangirkhan PathanIND6630.1%
17Jayantibhai Mangalbhai ParmarIND6130.1%
18Dipakkumar Purushottamdas BrahamaniyaIND5820.1%
19Patel Ratilal ChunilalIND5460.1%
20Bharatkumar Rasiklal ShahIND5250.1%
21Thakor Ramchandra NarayanjiIND4740.1%
22Rana Ghanshayamsinh BharthusinhMSS4340.1%
23Sunilbhai ShahIND3930.1%
24Gupta Prahaladbhai RatilalIND3530.1%
24Rathi Dinesh KishanlalIND3530.1%
26Modi Kirtikumar DasharathlalIND3260.1%
27Pandya Pradhuman DahyabhaiGJJP2660.1%
28Sanghvi Pravinchandra JivanlalIND2470.1%
29Sureshchandra Laljibhai PatelIND2400.0%
30Dabhi Shivubha JawansingIND2250.0%
31Marchant Jagdeepbhai ArvindbhaiIND2040.0%
32Tiwari Kesarben ManojbhaiIND1620.0%

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