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Results and Analysis: Gujarat Civic Polls '95
Results: Gujarat Civic Polls '95
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Mr. Javed Ahmed Khan had a doubt regarding the BJP sweep of this year's
Gujarat Civic Polls. For his benefit the results in tabular form are
reproduced.
Civic Polls: Taluka, District and Corporation-wise
Year: 1995 [3 months after the BJP swept the State Assembly elections]
The victory is another feather in the cap of Shri Keshubhai Patel led BJP
State Government. State BJP General Secretary Shri Narendra Modi (a
former RSS Pracharak), who was recruited into the BJP from RSS in 1987,
is the principal architect of the sea-change in Gujarat politics.
Summary and Highlights:
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Corporations:
Surat, Baroda, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Karnavati
Total seats: 468, BJP: 402, Congress(I): 37, Janata Dal: 2, Independents: 26.
District Panchayats:
Dang, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Baroda, Panch Mahal, Kheda, Ahemdabad,
Gandhinagar, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Kutch, Jamnagar, Rajkot,
Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar
Total seats: 761, BJP: 625, Congress(I): 115, Independents: 21.
Valsad District: BJP bagged ALL the 47 seats!
Of the 19 districts in Gujarat, BJP won 18 districts, and lost only one
to Congress(I) (with just only one seat).
Rajkot Municipal Corporation voted overwhelmingly BJP for the
fourth-consecutive term.
Taluka Panchayats:
Dang-Ahva, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Baroda, Panch Mahal, Kheda, Ahemdabad,
Gandhinagar, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Kutch, Jamnagar, Rajkot,
Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar
Total No. of Talukas: 183, Won by BJP: 154, Won by Congress(I): 11, Hung: 18.
Total Seats: 3,785, BJP: 2,565, Congress(I): 902, Independents: 315
In all ....
BJP won more than 90% seats contested.
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[The best part I personally liked is as follows ......]
BJP created political history in the country as far the political
empowerment of WOMEN is concerned.
The State of Gujarat has now over ONE THOUSAND (1,000) elected women
representatives at various levels of the Government. It will go a long
way in the self-upliftment of the women in particular, and the Hindu
society in general. Congratulations to our Gujarati sisters, and the
forces of Hindutva!
This is nothing short of a revolution, but was done quietly. Unlike those
supine leftist (so-called) feminists, who don't miss a chance at
breast-beating at every occassion using the old worn-out Marxist cliches.
Likes of Madhu Kishwar and Brinda Karat are certainly turning upside down
(in their beds or graves?). Brinda Karat has developed a penchant for
degrading India and Hinduism, whenever she goes on '60 minutes' (CBS).
Someone should ask her now: What she (and her Delhi-based leftist outfit)
has achieved for the empowerment of women?
In the words of Shrimati Anandi Ben Patel, MP and Vice-President of the
BJP, "It is the endless efforts of the members of the Party, the Mahila
Morcha and its sister organizations like Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi
Parishad, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Rashtriya
Sevika Samiti, etc., that has born fruit in the form of the success of
1,000 women candidates." Disclosing the secret behind the great success,
she said that the women members of the said organisations worked in close
cooperation and understanding with the BJP workers and their active
participation had given a new dimension to politics in Gujarat.
"When a woman joins our party, the whole family becomes our sympathizer,"
said Smt. Patel. The women were initiated through conferences, informal
get-togethers and door to door campaign to take an active part in
politics, she revealed.
..........
BJP won all the eight(8) seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
Of the total 38 reserved seats (SC/ST), BJP bagged 35.
So much so for Shri Kanshi Ram's statement that BJP is the "B"
Brahminical Party (he calls Congress(I) as "A" Brahmanical Party, which
no doubt seems to be true!). Kanshi Ram may well be advised to reconsider
his foot-in-the-mouth statement for the BJP. In Gujarat, his outfit BSP
was nowhere to be seen. BJP has overwhelming support among all the
sections of the society - FCs, BCs, OBCs, SCs, STs .... or whatever
classification the Marxist dogs and their surrogate Mandal-maniacs follow
in their bid to divide the Hindu society.
Not even a single SC candidate fielded by the Congress(I) won. [Proves
Kanshi Ram's contention about the Congress(I)].
Reasons for the BJP victory observed by the Media: Approx. half-a-dozen
election promises fulfilled within three months of its coming to power in
Gujarat.
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Now the election results in a tabular form:
Corporation Election Results:
District Total seats BJP Cong(I) JD Ind.
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Surat 99 98 -0- -0- 1
Baroda 78 60 12 1 5
Rajkot 60 59 1 -0- -0-
Jamnagar 51 32 3 -0- 16
Bhavnagar 51 44 6 1(*) 0
Karnavati 129 109 15 1 4
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Total 468 402 37 3 26
(*) won by CPI under seat adjustment with JD.
District Panchayat Election Results:
District Total seats BJP Cong(I) Others
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Dang 17 8 9 0
Valsad 47 47 0 0
Surat 45 33 12 0
Bharuch 35 28 1 6
Baroda 49 42 5 2
Panch Mahal 63 45 14 4
Kheda 63 56 7 0
Ahmedabad 37 32 4 1
Gandhinagar 17 11 5 1
Mahesana 57 53 3 1
Sabarkantha 41 37 3 1
Banaskantha 49 39 9 1
Kutch 29 27 2 0
Jamnagar 31 21 7 3
Rajkot 37 34 3 0
Junagadh 45 33 12 0
Amreli 31 27 4 0
Bhavnagar 41 32 9 0
Surendranagar 27 20 6 1
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Total 761 625 115 21
Taluka Panchayat Election Results (Seat-wise breakup):
District Total seats BJP Cong(I) Others
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Dang-Ahva 19 10 9 0
Valsad 210 173 32 5
Surat 251 165 69 17
Bharuch 199 122 32 43
Baroda 252 164 57 31
Panch Mahal 305 199 84 22
Kheda 296 214 63 19
Ahmedabad 167 112 39 16
Gandhinagar 0 0 0 0 (Urban 100%)
Mahesana 279 203 57 19
Sabarkantha 208 149 49 10
Banaskantha 247 165 69 13
Kutch 149 116 30 3
Jamnagar 166 107 33 26
Rajkot 227 144 47 35
Junagadh 265 164 77 24
Amreli 174 125 38 11
Bhavnagar 224 144 70 10
Surendranagar 147 89 47 11
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Total 3,785 2,565 902 315
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warmest regards,
Rajiv Varma
P.S. The case in point with Mr. Javed Ahmed Khan was how muslims voted in
these elections. Although how the Muslims voted is not at all important,
election results in Surat and Ahmedabad corporations, two heavily
muslim-populated cities is an eye-opener (for self-styled Muslim
separatists and brokers of their communal vote-banks, that is)!
