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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 72 · 19512 seats

Surat City East

19511957

Winner — 1951

CHOKHAWALA GORDHANDAS RANCHHODDAS
INC
Also elected — same seat
POPAWALA RANCHHODAS TRIBHOWANDAS
IND· 11,042 votes
INC 60.3%IND 30.5%3 others 9.1%
Votes
21,799
60.3% share
Winning margin
19,943
55.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
32.0%
of 56,430

Surat City East is a safe seat — CHOKHAWALA GORDHANDAS RANCHHODDAS won by 55.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHOKHAWALA GORDHANDAS RANCHHODDAS
INC
21,79960.3%
2
POPAWALA RANCHHODAS TRIBHOWANDAS
IND
11,04230.6%
3
DESAI KUMUDBEN ISHWARLAL
SP
1,8565.1%
4
JASWANTSINGH DANSINGH
CPI
8592.4%
5
MEVAWALA RATILAL CHHAGANLAL
KMPP
5921.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (230th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
55.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 11.0% · max 29.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
230th of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
268 seats · 135 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.3%IND 30.6%SP 5.1%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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