Bhavnagar (GJ-8): 1991 vs 1996 — Billion Ballots

1991

MAHAVIRSINH HARISINHJI GOHIL

BJPBJP

Margin90,20323.7%

Winner votes2,15,60456.6%

ReservationGEN

BJPINCJDJPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAHAVIRSINH HARISINHJI GOHIL BJP	2,15,604	56.6%
2	DHANAJIBHAI BALADHIYA INC	1,25,401	32.9%
3	PRAVINSINHJI JADEJA JD	20,358	5.3%
4	CHAUHAN BALDIPBHAI TISHABHAI JP	3,582	0.9%
5	DOKADIYA TARMAHMAD HASAMBHAI IND	3,107	0.8%
6	SARVIYA BHOOPATSINGH LADHUBHA YVP	2,089	0.6%
7	KASAMBHAI SAIYAD IND	1,797	0.5%
8	SUTRIYA TRIKAMBHAI PATEL ICS(SCS)	1,667	0.4%
9	KUKREJA LEKHRAJMAL GOKALDAS MSD	1,044	0.3%
10	GAUSWAMI SHANTIGIRI M. IND	1,017	0.3%
11	BALDANIYA CHHAGANBHAI JERAMBHAI DDP	923	0.2%
12	MALI LABHUBHAI (PENDAWALA) IND	564	0.1%
13	BAMBHANIYA OGHADBHAI MOTIBHAI IND	544	0.1%
14	KALUBHAI PATEL IND	519	0.1%
15	DHIRUBHAI CHITHARBHAI BAMBHANIYA IND	512	0.1%
16	HASUBHAI TRIVEDI BJS	348	0.1%
17	NETARVALA ARJUNBHAI BOGHABHAI RPI	325	0.1%
18	MORADIYA TULSIBHAI K. PATEL IND	303	0.1%
19	ROSHANBEN BHIKHUBHAI BELIM (W) IND	261	0.1%
20	NANAJIBHAI VASHRAMBHAI PATEL IND	251	0.1%
21	HUSEN HAMDARD IND	244	0.1%
22	KACHARA HARJIBHAI ISHABHAI IND	190	0.1%

Turnout41.8%Votes cast3,80,650Electors9,09,791

1996

RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA

BJPBJP

Margin7,7711.8%

Winner votes1,49,17734.7%

ReservationGEN

BJPINDINCJDSHS

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAJENDRASINH GHANSHYAMSINH RANA BJP	1,49,177	34.7%
2	PURSHOTTAM ODHAVJI SOLANKI IND	1,41,406	32.9%
3	GOHIL DILIPSINH AJITSINH INC	1,02,212	23.8%
4	MOHANBHAI D. PATEL JD	5,649	1.3%
5	CHAUHAN BACHUBHAI ARJAN SHS	5,597	1.3%
6	ARYADUT MANUBHAI IND	2,936	0.7%
7	ANANTSINH PRABHATSINH SOLANKI IND	1,844	0.4%
8	AHIR HAMUBHAI UNADBHAI IND	1,700	0.4%
9	KASAMBHAI SAIYAD IND	1,538	0.4%
10	JJ ZALA IND	1,534	0.4%
11	LATTABEN ASHOKKUMAR SHUKLA IND	1,459	0.3%
12	MEHTA SURESHCHANDRA NATWARLAL IND	1,390	0.3%
13	HARSHAD MAKWANA IND	1,375	0.3%
14	RATHOD NATUBHAI SAMJIBHAI IND	1,326	0.3%
15	TARMAMAD DOKADIYA IND	1,094	0.3%
16	VAGHANI JIVRAJ MANJIBHAI IND	848	0.2%
17	RAMESH MATHURBHAI BARAIYA IND	838	0.2%
18	DINESHKUMAR DAMJIBHAI PIPALIYA IND	794	0.2%
19	MANJIBHAI JIVABHAI NAVADIYA IND	685	0.2%
20	SANT RAMDASJI GURUSUNDARDASJI IND	662	0.1%
21	CHINMAY PATEL ABJS	657	0.1%
22	KUKAREJA LEKHRAJ GOKALDAS IND	648	0.1%
23	ARJUN B. NETARWALA RPI	584	0.1%
24	BABARIA HAMIRBHAI DEHABHAI IND	488	0.1%
25	DILIP B. CHAUHAN IND	486	0.1%
26	PATEL LALLUBHAI VALLABBHAI IND	456	0.1%
27	CHHAGANBHAI KESHAVBHAI PATEL IND	433	0.1%
28	BHUPATBHAI FAKIWALA IND	424	0.1%
29	KABIR MANHARDAS ISHVARDAS IND	423	0.1%
30	USAMAN MANSURI IND	402	0.1%
31	MAVJIBHAI BHIKHABHAI DOOLERA IND	230	0.1%
32	MAKWANA NIRANJAN KANJIBHAI IND	208	0.1%
33	BANSIMAL MULANI RAILWAYWALA IND	136	0.0%

Turnout45.2%Votes cast4,29,639Electors9,49,885