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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 55 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

Patan

19511957

Winner — 1957

SHAH CHIMANLAL WADILAL
IND
Also elected — same seat
BHANKHARIA LAXMANBHAI SHAMJIBHAI
IND· 37,731 votes
IND 30.8%IND 27.4%2 others 41.8%
Votes
42,319
30.8% share
Winning margin
13,439
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.5%
of 1,26,233

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAH CHIMANLAL WADILAL
IND
42,31930.8%
2
BHANKHARIA LAXMANBHAI SHAMJIBHAI
IND
37,73127.4%
3
SOLANKI KAMLABEN SHANKERLAL
INC
28,88021.0%
4
PATEL MOHANLAL HARIBHAI
INC
28,67220.8%

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 (183rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 9.8% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
183rd of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.89
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
396 seats · 199 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.8%IND 27.4%INC 21.0%INC 20.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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