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Bombay · Assembly Constituency 38
TalajaAssembly by-election result, 1960
D.M. Deshai (INC) won Talaja in the 1960 assembly by-election with 53.0% of the vote, beating C.P. Mehta (PSP) by 2,295 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1957 election. In 1951, seat no. 38 was Nadiad South.
Winner
D.M. DESHAI
INC 53.0%PSP 39.5%2 others 7.5%
Votes
8,992
53.0% share
Winning margin
2,295
13.5% of votes
Candidates
4
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.M. DESHAI | 8,99253.0% | |
| 2 | C.P. MEHTA | 6,69739.5% | |
| 3 | D.J. PATEL IND | IND | 8024.7% |
| 4 | J.J. BHYANI IND | IND | 4762.8% |
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A clear win, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
13.5%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
SEAT
Essentially two
INC and PSP took 92% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.27 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
SEAT
53.0%won by INC
INC 53.0%PSP 39.5%Others 7.5%
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Who has won Talaja, 1957
- 1957INDRANI JORSINH KASALBHAI (INC), margin 15.7%