General elections were held in India in 1984 soon after the assassination of previous prime minister, Indira Gandhi, though the vote in Assam and Punjab was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing fighting.
The election was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress of Rajiv Gandhi (son of Indira Gandhi), which won 404 of the 514 seats elected in 1984 and a further 10 in the delayed elections. The Telugu Desam Party of N. T. Rama Rao, a regional political party from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, was the second-largest party, winning 30 seats, thus achieving the distinction of becoming the first regional party to become a national opposition party. Voting was held immediately after the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in November and most of India supported Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party won its first two seats, in Hanamkonda and Mahesana.
Congress wins 24 seats, Janata party and BJP wins only one each. List of Candidates ConstituencyINCBJP + JP + LKDDDP No. Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Kutch Ushaben Raghavji Thakkar Mahipatray Mulshanker Mehta Dhirajlal Manjibhai Chauhan 2 Surendranagar Jhala Digivijaysinhji Pratapsinhji Shah Babulal Dave Sureshchandra Narbheshanker 3 Jamnagar Jadeja Daulatsinh Partap Sinh Chelubhai Rambhai Kamleshbhai Balkrishna Pandya 4 Rajkot Mavani Ramaben Ramjibhai Shukla Chimanbhai Harilal Shantilal Haridas Ruparelia 5 Porbandar Odedara Bharatbhai Maldevji Amin Ramadas Kishordas (R.K.Amin) Baldaniya Chhaganbhi Jerambhai 6 Junagadh Patel Mohanbhai Laljibhai Ramnikbhai DhamiDid Not Field 7 Amreli Ravani Navinchandrabhai Parmananddas Patel Dwarkadas Mohan Lal Bhatt Vinodrai Vrajlal 8 Bhavnagar Gohil Gigabhai Bhavubhai Mehta Prasannvadan Manilal Mavani Bipinchandra Amrutlal 9 Dhandhuka (SC) Narsinhbhai Karsanbhai Makwana Ratilal Kalidas Verma Manharlal Popatlal Chavda 10 Ahmedabad Haroobhai Mehta Ashok Bhatt Patel Jitubhai Vasanwala 11 Gandhinagar G.I. Patel Indubhai Chaturbhai Patel Bipin C. Desai 12 Mehsana Rayanka Sagarbhai Kalyanbhai A.K. Patel Patel Parsotamdas Mohan Lal 13 Patan (SC) Vankar Punamchand Mithabhai Chavda Khemchandbhai Sombhai Chavda Popatlal Dahyabhai 14 Banaskantha B.K. Gadhvi Chavda Harisinhji Pratapsinhji Patel Jayantilal Jeshinghbhai 15 Sabarkantha Shantubhai Chunibhai Patel H.M. Patel Patel Kodarlal Pratapbhai 16 Kapadvanj Solanki Nataversingh Kesarisinhji Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor Gaikwad Narendrasingh Vithalrao 17 Dohad (ST) Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai Hathila Narsinhbhai Kanjibhai Parmar Parthibhai Chunabhai 18 Godhra Jaydeepsinghji Solanki Gopalsinh Gulabsingh Kadia Pratapsingh Ramchandra 19 Kaira Ajitsinh Fulsinhji Dyabhai Satyam Patel Naginbhai Chhutabhai 20 Anand Ishverbhai Khodabhai Chavada Manubhai Dahyabhai Patel Bhagirath Manubhai Patel 21 Chhota Udaipur (ST) Rathwa Amarsinh Viriyabhai Kolidhor Bhimsinghbhai Nagjibhai Rathwa Bhikubhai Chhanubhai 22 Baroda Gaekwad Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh Jaspalsing Niranjansing Pandya Kiran Balkrushna 23 Broach Patel Ahmedbhai Mohammedbhai Deshmukh Chandubhai Shanabhai Deshmukh Narpatsinh Partapsinh 24 Surat Patel Chhaganbhai Devabhai Rana Kashiram ChhabildasDid Not Field 25 Mandvi (ST) Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai Amarsinh Zinabhai Chaudhary Chaudhari Rameshbhai Kikabhai 26 Bulsar (ST) Patel Uttambhai Harjibhai Patel Kanjibhai Maganbhai Mansinghbhai Fooljibhai Chaudhari
Party-wise results summary Party Seats wonIndian National Congress24Bharatiya Janata Party1Janata Party1
Results- Constituency wise ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes %1KutchUshaben Raghavji ThakkarINC129,62443.70Mahipatray Mulshanker MehtaLKD99,53933.5630,08510.142SurendranagarJhala Digivijaysinhji PratapsinhjiINC191,63252.85Shah BabulalBJP155,25442.8236,37810.033JamnagarJadeja Daulatsinh Partap SinhINC177,31752.00Chelubhai RambhaiIND154,22745.2323,0906.774RajkotMavani Ramaben RamjibhaiINC225,36055.26Shukla Chimanbhai HarilalBJP167,77041.1457,59014.125PorbandarOdedara Bharatbhai MaldevjiINC205,26260.14Amin Ramadas Kishordas (R. K. Amin)BJP127,31137.3077,95122.846JunagadhPatel Mohanbhai LaljibhaiINC188,44152.70Ramnikbhai DhamiJP156,49843.7731,9438.937AmreliRavani Navinchandrabhai ParmananddasINC208,20553.07Pateldwarkadas Mohan LalIND170,33743.4237,8689.658BhavnagarGohil Gigabhai BhavubhaiINC132,44437.64Mehta Prasannvadan ManilalJP121,44934.5110,9953.139Dhandhuka (SC)Narsinhbhai Karsanbhai MakwanaINC194,40351.62Ratilal Kalidas VermaBJP171,78745.6122,6166.0110AhmedabadHaroobhai MehtaINC231,75151.02Ashok BhattBJP198,61443.7333,1377.2911GandhinagarG. I. PatelINC250,12646.84Indubhai Chaturbhai PatelJP247,37246.332,7540.5112MehsanaA. K. PatelBJP287,55552.86Rayanka Sagarbhai KalyanbhaiINC243,65944.7943,8968.0713Patan (SC)Vankar Punamchand MithabhaiINC183,05247.36Chavda Khemchandbhai SombhaiJP176,26545.606,7871.7614BanaskanthaB. K. GadhviINC182,67447.47Chavda Harisinhji PratapsinhjiJP155,39140.3827,2837.0915SabarkanthaH. M. PatelJP208,47747.04Shantubhai Chunibhai PatelINC201,71845.516,7591.5316KapadvanjSolanki Nataversingh KesarisinhjiINC229,66451.35Gabhaji Mangaji ThakorBJP197,34044.1232,3247.2317Dohad (ST)Damor Somjibhai PunjabhaiINC169,94467.47Hathila Narsinhbhai KanjibhaiJP55,20721.92114,73745.5518GodhraJaydeepsinhjiINC205,74160.18Solanki Gopalsinh GulabsinhBJP119,89435.0785,84725.1119KairaAjitsinh Fulsinhji DyabhaiINC292,01965.74Satyam PatelLKD144,58632.55147,43333.1920AnandIshverbhai Khodabhai ChavadaINC250,87751.35Manubhai Dahyabhai PatelJP175,70435.9675,17315.3921Chhota Udaipur (ST)Rathwa Amarsinh ViriyabhaiINC222,41463.38Kolidhor Bhimsinghbhai NagjibhaiJP110,42731.47111,98731.9122BarodaGaekwad Ranjitsinh PratapsinhINC296,71656.45Jaspalsing NiranjansingBJP144,16427.43152,55229.0223BroachPatel Ahmedbhai MohammedbhaiINC271,45863.00Deshmukh Chandubhai ShanabhaiJP148,38934.44123,06928.5624SuratPatel Chhaganbhai DevabhaiINC286,92853.71Rana Kashiram ChhabildasBJP236,25344.2350,6759.4825Mandvi (ST)Gamit Chhitubhai DevjibhaiINC239,86261.13Amarsinh Zinabhai ChaudharyJP134,33934.24105,52326.8926Bulsar (ST)Patel Uttambhai HarjibhaiINC220,21755.67Patel Kanjibhai MaganbhaiBJP165,52741.8554,69013.82
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Gujarat SI No. Name Constituency Designation Department From ToParty1B. K. GadhviBanaskanthaMinister of StateFinance (Expenditure)12 May19862 December19892Madhavsinh SolankiRajya Sabha (Gujarat)Cabinet MinisterPlanning and Programme Implementation25 June1988
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