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State:	Gujarat
Constituency:	Mahesana
Total Votes Polled:	478683
Winner: BJP	Dr A K Patel	264740
Runner Up: INC	Patel Manilal Virchanddas	139589
Margin: 125151 (26.61%)

One of the two constituencies across the country in 1984 that returned the BJP, A K Patel thus making history. He has done one better, retaining the seat in all the subsequent elections, his tally going up from 52.9 % in 1984 to 56.30 % in 1996.