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152. Surat City North

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1972

GJ-SURAT-CITY-NORTH

INC 50.1%won by 9.4%NCO 40.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 55.0% to 9.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 20.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerNCO (NCO) finished second with 40.8% — it did not contest here in 1967.

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
35,339
Margin
3,308
9.36%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1KRUSHANAVADAN DHANSUKHLALIndian National Congress · INC17,71650.1%
  2. 2POPATLAL MULSHANKER VYASNCO · NCO14,40840.8%
  3. 3PRAVINCHANDRA P MODIBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS1,9975.7%
  4. 4HIRALAL GHELABHAI DALALIndependent · IND5331.5%
  5. 5MAFATLAL MENILAL GANDHISwatantra Party · SWA4141.2%
  6. 6RAJABHAI BECHARBHAI SOSASOP · SOP1790.5%
  7. 7AMRATBHAI GULABBHAI DESAIIndependent · IND920.3%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–NCO swing
−61.5%
INC share
70.9% → 50.1%
NCO share
0.0% → 40.8%
Turnout
— → —
151. Surat City East153. Surat City West
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