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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1998

Rajkot

Parliamentary constituency 4 (GEN) · Gujarat

State boardGujarat 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#4 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants4Candidate lines
Electors13,61,996
Votes polled7,30,784
Turnout53.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerDr.Kathiriya Vallabhbhai RamjibhaiBharatiya Janata Party4,80,31665.7% of votes
MARGIN3,54,187 votes · 48.5 pp4,80,316 − 1,26,129
Runner-upRadadiya Vithalbhai Hansrajbhai All India Rashtriya Janata Party1,26,12917.3% of votes
BJP 79.2% of top-two votesAIRJP 20.8%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Dr.Kathiriya Vallabhbhai RamjibhaiBJP4,80,316 65.7%
  2. 02 Radadiya Vithalbhai HansrajbhaiAIRJP1,26,129 17.3%
  3. 03 Pratapbhai Jayeshbhai ChekhaliyaIND29,626 4.1%
  4. 04 Chinoy Mehul Hemendra (ADVOCATE)JD28,116 3.8%

Turnout 53.7%

025507510053.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 60.9%
Male 7.03 lakh51.6% Female 6.59 lakh48.4%

Share of 13,61,996 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males936
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 26 seats, 199860.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 6,64,187Residual 66,597

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    30.5 pp
    Haribhai PatelBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    26.0 pp
    Shardaben Anilbhai PatelBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    20.8 pp
    Patel Jayshreeben KanubhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    3.2 pp
    Patel Jayshreeben KanubhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2004
    26.7 pp
    Dr. Kathiria Vallabhbhai RamjibhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 1999
    15.5 pp
    Dr Kathiriya Vallabhbhai RamjibhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1998
    48.5 pp
    Dr.Kathiriya Vallabhbhai RamjibhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1996
    9.8 pp
    Dr. Kathiriya Vallabhbhai RamjibhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1991
    10.3 pp
    Shivlalbhai VerariaBharatiya Janata Party
  10. 1989
    37.1 pp
    Vekaria Shivlal NagibhaiBharatiya Janata Party
  11. 1984
    13.7 pp
    Mavani Ramaben RamjibhaiIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    16.8 pp
    Mavani Ramjibhai BhurabhaiIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    5.0 pp
    Patel Keshubhai SavdasbhaiBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 48.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 83.0% of votes; the other 2 candidates 7.9% between them.

    (4,80,316 + 1,26,129) ÷ 7,30,784 = 83.0% · 57,742 ÷ 7,30,784 = 7.9%

  2. Turnout of 53.7% was 7.2 pp below the state's median seat (60.9%).

    53.7 − 60.9 = −7.2

  3. The margin widened from 9.8 pp in 1996 to 48.5 pp.

    48.5 − 9.8 = +38.7 pp

  4. Dr.Kathiriya Vallabhbhai Ramjibhai also won in 1996.

    1996 winner name = 1998 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines6,64,187
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled7,30,784
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 66,597

Candidate votes miss the published total by 66,597, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Gujarat · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 26 seats on the Gujarat Lok Sabha 1998 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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