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Constituency

144. Sankheda

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1980

GJ-SANKHEDA

INC 62.0%won by 26.4%JNP 35.6%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: KLP (KLP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 26.4%.

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

  • INC vote shareINC went from 28.6% to 62.0% of the vote here (+33.4%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 35.6% — it did not contest here in 1975.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.5% of the vote between them, up from 72.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
37,925
Margin
10,019
26.42%

Since 1975

Derived

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

Winner then
KLP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCJNP swing
−2.2%
INC share
28.6% 62.0%
JNP share
0.0% 35.6%
Turnout