Elections 98

State:	Gujarat
Constituency:	Kutch
Total Votes Polled:	483208
Winner: BJP	Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan	224795
Runner Up: INC	Maheshbhai Thakkar	163770
Margin: 61025 (27%)

Elections 96

State:	Gujarat
Constituency:	Kutch
Total Votes Polled:	316711
Winner: BJP	Gadhvi Pushpadan Shambhudan	193549
Runner Up: INC	Dinesh Trivedi	91577
Margin: 101972 (33.05%)