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Constituency

8. Wadhwan

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1967

GJ-WADHWAN

SWA 68.6%won by 42.8%INC 25.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Swatantra Party (SWA), which now leads by 42.8%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • SWA vote shareSWA went from 0.0% to 68.6% of the vote here (+68.6%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 94.5% of the vote between them, up from 88.2% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
43,380
Margin
18,565
42.80%

Candidates

3 contested · winner SWA
  1. 1S. J. JHALASwatantra Party · SWA29,77668.6%
  2. 2G. N. SHAHIndian National Congress · INC11,21125.8%
  3. 3C. AMICHANDIndependent · IND2,3935.5%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
SWAflipped
SWAINC swing
+89.6%
SWA share
0.0% 68.6%
INC share
46.8% 25.8%
Turnout