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Constituency

18. Rajkot-Ii

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1980

GJ-RAJKOT-II

INC 51.9%won by 5.2%BJP 46.7%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 5.2%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 33.7% to 51.9% of the vote here (+18.2%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 46.7% — 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
38,055
Margin
1,993
5.24%

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
−28.5%
INC share
33.7% 51.9%
BJP share
0.0% 46.7%
Turnout