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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1957

Nadiad South

19511957

Winner — 1957

DESAI MAHENDRABHAI GOPALDAS
IND
IND 51.3%INC 43.4%1 others 5.3%
Votes
24,043
51.3% share
Winning margin
3,741
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.3%
of 63,065

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DESAI MAHENDRABHAI GOPALDAS
IND
24,04351.3%
2
PATEL BABUBHAI JASHBHAI
INC
20,30243.4%
3
PATEL DAHYABHAI BHAILALBHAI
IND
2,4855.3%

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

High turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.9% · min 5.9% · max 8.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
13th of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
396 seats · 199 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.3%INC 43.4%IND 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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