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Constituency

25. Kalawad

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972

GJ-KALAWAD

INC 59.1%won by 25.1%IND 34.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 4.6% to 25.1%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Swatantra Party (SWA) to Independent (IND).
  • Safe seatIndian National Congress won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
37,198
Margin
9,335
25.10%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1BHIMJIBHAI VASHRAM PATELIndian National Congress · INC21,97359.1%
  2. 2POPATBHA BHAWGANSING JIndependent · IND12,63834.0%
  3. 3PREMJI VALJI SHUKLAIndependent · IND1,4453.9%
  4. 4SARJI KANJI SAVALIANCO · NCO1,1423.1%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−23.0%
INC share
50.3% → 59.1%
IND share
2.2% → 34.0%
Turnout
— → —
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