Bhavnagar North (GJ-57): 1995 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots

1995

MAHENDRA TRIVEDI

BJPBJP

Margin15,50616.1%

Winner votes42,24243.8%

ReservationGEN

BJPCPMINCBSPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAHENDRA TRIVEDI BJP	42,242	43.8%
2	ARUN MEHTA CPM	26,736	27.7%
3	MANUBHAI VYAS INC	22,182	23.0%
4	BARIYA PARSHOTTAMBHAI NARANBHAI (ADVOCATE) BSP	2,287	2.4%
5	MAKWANA GIRADHARBHAI SHIVAJIBHAI IND	759	0.8%
6	SHEKH SUGARABEN MAHMAD ZAKRIYA CPI(ML)(L)	471	0.5%
7	HUSEN HAMDARD IND	365	0.4%
8	MEHTA DILIPKUMAR BALKRISHNA (ADVOCATE) IND	253	0.3%
9	PARMAR UDAYSINH VAGHJIBHAI IND	242	0.3%
10	USMANBHAI MANASURI IND	224	0.2%
11	BHATT KANAIALAL CHAKUBHAI DDP	163	0.2%
12	KUKAREJA LEKHRAJMAL GOKALDAS IND	152	0.2%
13	PATEL KAMLESH V. IND	143	0.1%
14	DABHI RAGHAVANBHAI MEGHAJIBHAI IND	140	0.1%
15	SHEKH ABDUL VAHAB ABDUL RAJAK IND	119	0.1%

Turnout57.4%Votes cast96,478Electors1,68,211

1998

MAHENDRA TRIVEDI

BJPBJP (NDA)

Margin13,25916.3%

Winner votes36,07244.4%

ReservationGEN

BJPINCCPMAIRJPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAHENDRA TRIVEDI BJP	36,072	44.4%
2	KIRAN MANIBHAI GANDHI INC	22,813	28.1%
3	ARUN MEHTA CPM	19,665	24.2%
4	KISHOR BHATT AIRJP	1,329	1.6%
5	KUNJANI CHHANGOMAL RATANMAL IND	291	0.4%
6	ISHVERBHAI CHHAGANBHAI MAKAWANA IND	262	0.3%
7	DATHIYA BHUPATBHAI TAPUBHAI IND	236	0.3%
8	BHAYANI VASANTBHAI DADBHAI AJBP	200	0.3%
9	DR.BHARATBHAI JOSHI IND	127	0.2%
10	NEHUL TRIVEDI IND	103	0.1%
11	JAMOD SAVEETABEN KANUBHAI RPI	85	0.1%

Turnout51.7%Votes cast81,183Electors1,56,951