Bhavnagar (GJ-8): 1977 vs 1980 — Billion Ballots

1977

PRASANNAVADAN MANILAL METHTA

JNPJanata Party

Margin11,1374.4%

Winner votes1,28,79250.8%

ReservationGEN

JNPINCINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	PRASANNAVADAN MANILAL METHTA JNP	1,28,792	50.8%
2	CHABILDAS PRAGJIBHAI METHA INC	1,17,655	46.4%
3	MEHTA NAGARDAS VALLABNDAS ( NAGARDAS MEHTA ) IND	4,776	1.9%
4	HUSEN HAMDARD IND	2,571	1.0%

Turnout49.8%Votes cast2,53,794Electors5,09,755

1980

GOHIL GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI

INC(I)Congress (I)

Margin53,92921.3%

Winner votes1,31,08251.7%

ReservationGEN

INC(I)JNPINDINC(U)IND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	GOHIL GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI INC(I)	1,31,082	51.7%
2	SHAH JAYABEN VAJUBHAI JNP	77,153	30.4%
3	SHAH PRATAPBHAI TARACHAND IND	18,269	7.2%
4	VAGADA CHAMPAKLAL BALCHAND INC(U)	12,754	5.0%
5	GHOGHARI RANCHHOD CHHAGAN IND	3,330	1.3%
6	HUSEN HAMDARD IND	3,120	1.2%
7	JAYANTKUMAR HARISHANKER TRIVEDI IND	2,875	1.1%
8	NAGARDAS VALLABHDAS MEHTA IND	2,589	1.0%
9	GOHIL TAKHTASIHJI RAMSIHJI IND	2,555	1.0%

Turnout41.9%Votes cast2,53,727Electors6,05,711