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Constituency

133. Banaskantha

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Gujarat · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967

IN-BANASKANTHA

SWA 47.9%won by 1.9%INC 45.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Swatantra Party (SWA), which now leads by 1.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • SWA vote shareSWA went from 30.1% to 47.9% of the vote here (+17.8%).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.8% of the vote between them, up from 87.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 7.8% to 53.8%.

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

Electorate
4,27,762
Turnout
53.8%
Valid votes
2,29,914
Margin
4,407
1.92%

Candidates

3 contested · winner SWA
  1. 1M. AMERSEYSwatantra Party · SWA1,10,02847.9%
  2. 2G.G. MEHTAIndian National Congress · INC1,05,62145.9%
  3. 3J.K. DESAIIndependent · IND14,2656.2%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
SWAflipped
SWAINC swing
+29.0%
SWA share
30.1% 47.9%
INC share
57.2% 45.9%
Turnout
45.9% 53.8%