title: Electoral history of L. K. Advani
text: # Electoral history of L. K. Advani
  
  This is a summary of the electoral history of Lal Krishna Advani, who was Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004.
  
  Advani entered into the Parliament of India in 1970 as a Member of Rajya Sabha. He served as a Member of Rajya Sabha for four terms until 1989.
  
  Advani contested his first Lok Sabha election in 1989 from New Delhi. He was elected as a Member of the Lok Sabha by defeating V. Mohini Giri of the Indian National Congress. Later in 1991, he contested from two constituencies : Gandhinagar and New Delhi. He was elected as Member of the Lok Sabha from both the constituencies, defeating G. I. Patel in Gandhinagar and Rajesh Khanna in New Delhi. To comply with the law that an elected representative cannot represent more than one constituency, he vacated the New Delhi seat. In 1996, he did not contest Lok Sabha elections from any constituency over allegations of involvement in the Hawala scandal.
  
  In 1998, Advani was again elected to the Lok Sabha from the Gandhinagar constituency. Later he was re-elected from the Gandhinagar in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 and represented Gandhinagar in Parliament till 2019 when he was succeeded by Amit Shah.
  
  Advani served a total four terms in Parliament as a Member of Rajya Sabha and seven terms as a Member of the Lok Sabha.
  
  ## Parliamentary terms
  
  | Election | House | Constituency | Term in office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1970 | Rajya Sabha | Delhi | 1970-1976 | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
  | 1976 | Rajya Sabha | Gujarat | 1976-1982 | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
  | 1982 | Rajya Sabha | Madhya Pradesh | 1982-1988 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 1988 | Rajya Sabha | Madhya Pradesh | 1988-1989 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 1989 | Lok Sabha | New Delhi | 1989-1991 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 1991 | Lok Sabha | New Delhi | Vacated | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 1991 | Lok Sabha | Gandhinagar | 1991-1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 1998 | Lok Sabha | Gandhinagar | 1998-1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 1999 | Lok Sabha | Gandhinagar | 1999-2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 2004 | Lok Sabha | Gandhinagar | 2004-2009 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 2009 | Lok Sabha | Gandhinagar | 2009-2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  | 2014 | Lok Sabha | Gandhinagar | 2014-2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1989 results
  
  1989 Indian general election: New Delhi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | 1,29,256 | 55.54 |
  | | INC | V. Mohini Giri | 97,415 | 41.85 |
  | | Independent | Maharaj Kumar | 848 | 0.36 |
  | | Independent | Harkesh Singh Ujjainwal | 728 | 0.31 |
  | | Independent | Rattan | 531 | 0.23 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,841 | 13.69 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,32,744 | 54.19 |
  | | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |
  
  ### 1991 results
  
  1991 Indian general election: Gandhinagar :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | L. K. Advani | 356,902 | 57.97 | -8.25 |
  | | INC | G. I. Patel | 231,223 | 37.56 | +7.23 |
  | | JP | Sendhaji Thakor | 6,635 | 1.08 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Purushottam Mavalankar | 4,757 | 0.77 | N/A |
  | | JD | Narendra Dixit | 4,441 | 0.72 | N/A |
  | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 125,679 | 20.41 | -9.48 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 625,226 | 45.46 | -12.41 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
  
  1991 Indian general election: New Delhi :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | Lal Krishna Advani | 93,662 | 43.40 |
  | | INC | Rajesh Khanna | 92,073 | 42.66 |
  | | JD | Manju Mohan | 20,439 | 9.47 |
  | | JP | Himanshu Pandey | 2,834 | 1.31 |
  | | BSP | Om Parkash | 641 | 0.30 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,589 | 0.74 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,15,834 | 47.32 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |
  
  ### General election 1998
  
  1998 Indian general election: Gandhinagar :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | L. K. Advani | 541,340 | 59.86 | +7.98 |
  | | INC | P. K. Datta | 264,639 | 29.26 | -10.37 |
  | | AIRJP | Chaitanya Shambhu Maharaj | 90,290 | 9.98 | -3.33 |
  | | ABP | Sanjiv Mani Shanker Pandya | 4,003 | 0.44 | N/A |
  | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 276,701 | 30.60 | +18.33 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 929,643 | 52.13 | +23.70 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### General election 1999
  
  1999 Indian general election: Gandhinagar :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | L. K. Advani | 453,299 | 61.14 | +1.28 |
  | | INC | T. N. Seshan | 264,285 | 35.65 | +6.39 |
  | | Independent | Sunilbhai Nareshchandra Shah | 9,938 | 1.34 | N/A |
  | | SP | Mod Shankarbhai Daljibhai | 5,256 | 0.71 | N/A |
  | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 189,014 | 25.49 | -5.11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741,283 | 40.42 | -11.71 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### General election 2004
  
  2004 Indian general election: Gandhinagar :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | L. K. Advani | 516,120 | 61.04 | -0.10 |
  | | INC | Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor | 298,982 | 35.36 | -0.29 |
  | | Independent | Sunil Shah | 8,412 | 0.99 | -0.35 |
  | | Independent | Vitthalbhai Pandya | 8,395 | 0.99 | N/A |
  | | BSP | L. N. Medipally | 6,660 | 0.79 | N/A |
  | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 217,138 | 25.68 | +0.19 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 845,576 | 54.42 | +14.00 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### General election 2009
  
  2009 Indian general election: Gandhinagar :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | L. K. Advani | 4,34,044 | 54.89 | -6.15 |
  | | INC | Sureshkumar Chaturdas Patel | 3,12,297 | 39.49 | +4.13 |
  | | Independent | Dr. Mallika Sarabhai | 9,268 | 1.17 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Rahul Chimanhbhai Mehta | 7,305 | 0.92 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Mahantshri Dharamdasbapu | 6,612 | 0.84 | N/A |
  | | BSP | Rakesh Pandey | 5,907 | 0.75 | -0.04 |
  | | Independent | Sukhdevsingh Parbatsinh Vaghela | 4,348 | 0.55 | N/A |
  | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,21,747 | 15.40 | -10.28 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,90,737 | 50.83 | -3.59 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | -6.15 | |
  
  ### General election 2014
  
  2014 Indian general election: Gandhinagar :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | BJP | L. K. Advani | 7,73,539 | 68.12 | +13.23 |
  | | INC | Kiritbhai Ishvarbhai Patel | 2,90,418 | 25.58 | -13.91 |
  | | AAAP | Rituraj Mehta | 19,966 | 1.76 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Rahul Chimanhbhai Mehta | 9,767 | 0.86 | -0.06 |
  | | Independent | Kishorsinh Mahobatsinh Vaghela | 6,705 | 0.59 | N/A |
  | | BSP | Niranjan Ghosh | 6,068 | 0.53 | -0.22 |
  | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,83,121 | 42.54 | +27.14 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,37,014 | 65.57 | +14.74 |
  | | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +13.23 | |
  