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45. Mahuva

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972

GJ-MAHUVA

INC 84.4%won by 78.4%BJS 5.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.0% to 78.4%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 5.9% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • 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
35,123
Margin
27,551
78.44%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1CHHABILDAS P MEHTAIndian National Congress · INC29,63684.4%
  2. 2BHASKARRAO B THAKARBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS2,0855.9%
  3. 3NAGARDAS MEHATAIndependent · IND1,2543.6%
  4. 4LAVJI BHAGABHAI GHOGHARIIndependent · IND8842.5%
  5. 5LALBHASHAKER K BHATTSwatantra Party · SWA6601.9%
  6. 6IBRAHIM HANDLESOP · SOP6041.7%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–BJS swing
+27.5%
INC share
50.9% → 84.4%
BJS share
0.0% → 5.9%
Turnout
— → —
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