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Dadra & N.H. and Daman & Diu · PC 1 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
MAHALA RAMJI POTLA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 61.9%JNP 18.3%2 others 19.8%
Votes
19,277
61.9% share
Winning margin
13,580
43.6% of votes
Total votes cast
31,146
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHALA RAMJI POTLA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 19,277 | 61.9% |
| 2 | GOND DEVAJI RAJU | Janata / Lok Dal | 5,697 | 18.3% |
| 3 | DHODIA GULAB | IND | 4,390 | 14.1% |
| 4 | PATEL SUMANBHAI VESTABHAI | 1,782 | 5.7% |
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Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe43.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.6% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
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69%
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2nd of 2How crowded is the field?
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2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 2How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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2nd of 2How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 61.9%JNP 18.3%IND 14.1%INC(U) 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.