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Constituency

53. Dhandhuka

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972

GJ-DHANDHUKA

INC 57.0%won by 22.8%BJS 34.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Swatantra Party (SWA) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 22.8%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 48.6% to 57.0% of the vote here (+8.4%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 34.2% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 91.3% between them, down from 100.0% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
42,398
Margin
9,657
22.78%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
SWA
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJS swing
−25.8%
INC share
48.6% 57.0%
BJS share
0.0% 34.2%
Turnout