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Constituency

161. Nijhar

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Gujarat Assembly Election, 1985

GJ-NIJHAR

INC 50.1%won by 26.1%IND 24.0%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 59.7% to 26.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 19.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Janata Party (JNP) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.0% between them, down from 79.3% — 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
39,333
Margin
10,271
26.11%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−41.0%
INC share
69.5% 50.1%
IND share
2.4% 24.0%
Turnout