2004 Indian general election in Gujarat

Indian general election in Gujarat, 2004

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26 seats
First party Second party   NDA INC Party NDA INC+ (post poll UPA) Last election 20 6 Seats won 14 12 Seat change 6 6
Gujarat
Prime Minister before election Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP Prime Minister after election Manmohan Singh INC

In the 2004 Indian general election for Gujarat polls were held for 26 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which won 14 seats. The remaining 12 seats were won by Indian National Congress (INC).

Parties and alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Narendra Modi	26

   United Progressive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			B. K. Gadhvi	25
	Nationalist Congress Party			Sharad Pawar	1

List of winners

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Kutch	Gadhavi Pushpadan Shambhudan		BJP	221,057	48.16	Shailendrasinh Jadeja		INC	192,067	41.84	28,990	6.32
2	Surendranagar	Koli Patel Somabhai Gandabhai		BJP	219,872	48.26	Savshibhai Kanjibhai Makwana		INC	185,928	40.81	33,944	7.45
3	Jamnagar	Ahir Vikrambhai Arjunbhai Madam		INC	204,468	47.17	Chandresh Patel Kordia		BJP	198,875	45.88	5,593	1.29
4	Rajkot	Dr. Kathiria Vallabhbhai Ramjibhai		BJP	320,604	59.52	Balvantbhai Bachubhai Manvar		NCP	176,634	32.79	143,970	26.73
5	Porbandar	Patel Harilal Madhavjibhai (Haribhai Patel)		BJP	229,113	46.71	Radadiya Vithalbhai Hansrajbhai		INC	223,410	45.55	5,703	1.16
6	Junagadh	Barad Jasubhai Dhanabhai		INC	329,712	50.05	Chikhaliya Bhavnaben Devarajbhai		BJP	288,791	43.84	40,921	6.21
7	Amreli	Virjibhai Thummar		INC	220,649	46.39	Dileep Sanghany		BJP	218,619	45.96	2,030	0.43
8	Bhavnagar	Rajendrasinh Ghanshyamsinh Rana		BJP	247,336	55.60	Gigabhai Gohil		INC	166,910	37.52	80,426	18.08
9	Dhandhuka (SC)	Varma Ratilal Kalidas		BJP	249,322	48.27	Yogendrakumar Mavjibhai Makwana		INC	226,528	43.85	22,794	4.41
10	Ahmedabad	Harin Pathak		BJP	301,853	55.03	Gupta Rajkumar Gigraj		INC	224,248	40.88	77,605	14.15
11	Gandhinagar	L. K. Advani		BJP	516,120	61.04	Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor		INC	298,982	35.36	217,138	25.68
12	Mehsana	Jivabhai Ambalal Patel		INC	339,643	48.84	Nitinbhai Ratilal Patel		BJP	325,132	46.75	14,511	2.09
13	Patan (SC)	Kanodia Maheshkumar Mithabhai		BJP	273,970	50.91	Rastrapal Pravin Somabhai		INC	250,346	46.52	23,624	4.39
14	Banaskantha	Chavda Harisinhaji Pratapsinhaji		INC	301,148	46.88	Chaudhary Haribhai Parthibhai		BJP	294,220	45.80	6,928	1.08
15	Sabarkantha	Madhusudan Mistry		INC	316,483	48.36	Bara Ramilaben Bahecharbhai		BJP	276,555	42.26	39,928	6.10
16	Kapadvanj	Vaghela Shankersinh Laxmansinh		INC	320,338	53.81	Vaghela Liladharbhai Khodaji		BJP	240,903	40.47	79,435	13.34
17	Dohad (ST)	Katara Babubhai Khimabhai		BJP	228,154	44.06	Taviyad Dr. Prabhababen Kishorsinh		INC	227,793	43.99	361	0.07
18	Godhra	Solanki Bhupendrasinh Prabhatsinh		BJP	295,550	55.00	Patel Rajendrasinh Balvantsinh		INC	241,831	45.00	53,719	10.00
19	Kaira	Dinsha Patel		INC	244,037	54.12	Gaekwad Shubhanginiraje Ranjitsinh		BJP	187,288	41.53	56,749	12.58
20	Anand	Solanki Bharatsinh Madhavsinh		INC	307,762	52.05	Jayprakash Vaghajibhai Patel (Babalbhai)		BJP	246,677	41.72	61,085	10.33
21	Chhota Udaipur (ST)	Naranbhai Rathwa		INC	246,855	44.36	Ramsinh Rathwa		BJP	210,616	37.85	36,239	6.51
22	Baroda	Jayaben Thakkar		BJP	316,089	48.45	Gaekwad Satyajitsinh Duleepsinh		INC	309,486	47.44	6,603	1.01
23	Broach	Vasava Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai		BJP	299,630	44.01	Patel Muhammad Fansiwala		INC	227,428	33.41	72,202	10.61
24	Surat	Kashiram Rana		BJP	508,076	56.69	Chandravadan Chhotubhai Pithawala		INC	357,513	39.89	150,563	16.80
25	Mandvi (ST)	Chaudhary Tusharbhai Amarsinhbhai		INC	386,592	59.95	Mansinh Patel		BJP	213,210	33.07	173,382	26.89
26	Bulsar (ST)	Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel		INC	321,769	46.63	Chaudhari Manibhai Ramjibhai		BJP	277,283	40.19	44,486	6.45

Assembly segments wise lead of parties

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2002)
	Indian National Congress	91	51
	Bharatiya Janata Party	89	127
	Janata Dal (United)	1	1
	Nationalist Congress Party	1	–
	Others	–	3
Total		182

External links

• Election Commission of India