1989 Indian general election in Gujarat

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

Party		Seats won
	BJP	12
	Janata Dal	11
	Congress	3

Results- Constituency wise

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

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