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Winner — 1957
MEHTA BHAVANISHANKAR BAPUJI
INC· INC
INC 38.7%IND 37.7%2 others 23.6%
Votes
16,474
38.7% share
Winning margin
410
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.1%
of 62,505
Ahmedabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 410 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHTA BHAVANISHANKAR BAPUJI | 16,474 | 38.7% | |
| 2 | BHATT INDUPRASAD DEVSHANKAR | IND | 16,064 | 37.7% |
| 3 | PATEL KESHAVLAL ISHWARBHAI | IND | 6,551 | 15.4% |
| 4 | LUHANA MURLIDHAR ATMARAM | IND | 3,487 | 8.2% |
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.
High turnout (55th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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swing1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 1.0% · min 1.0% · max 1.0%
How contested is turnout?
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68%
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55th of 339How crowded is the field?
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3.10
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66th of 339How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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396 seats · 199 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.7%IND 37.7%IND 15.4%IND 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
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