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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1957

Godhra

19511957

Winner — 1957

PRATAPSING MOTISING
INC· INC
INC 32.8%IND 26.3%6 others 40.9%
Votes
9,935
32.8% share
Winning margin
1,956
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.7%
of 57,534

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRATAPSING MOTISING
INC
9,93532.8%
2
SHIROIYA SOMALAL NATHJIBHAI
IND
7,97926.3%
3
RAJPUT DAHYABHAI LALLUBHAI
IND
3,29710.9%
4
DADI ABDULLA HAJI BHURA
IND
2,8069.3%
5
PATEL KISHORBHAI BHULABHAI
IND
2,7018.9%
6
CHAHUAN PRATAPSING RAMSING
IND
1,9366.4%
7
BASWANI PREMCHAND TRIKAMDAS
HMS
1,0293.4%
8
RATHOD RAIJIBHAI NAGARBHAI
RRP
6282.1%

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 (198th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 4.6% · min 2.8% · max 6.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
198th of 339

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.75
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 339

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
396 seats · 199 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.8%IND 26.3%IND 10.9%IND 9.3%IND 8.9%IND 6.4%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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