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Constituency

17. Rajkot-I

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1980

GJ-RAJKOT-I

INC 67.6%won by 35.8%BJP 31.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 35.8%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1975 and 1980 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 43.3% to 67.6% of the vote here (+24.3%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 31.8% — it did not contest here in 1975.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
46,430
Margin
16,599
35.75%

Since 1975

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1975 and 1980. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
BJS
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJP swing
−7.5%
INC share
43.3% 67.6%
BJP share
0.0% 31.8%
Turnout