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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1971

Dhandhuka

Parliamentary constituency 116 (GEN) · Gujarat

State boardGujarat 1971

[01]Result · 1971

#116 · GEN
Poll date1 Mar 1971
Contestants5Candidate lines
Electors4,58,464
Votes polled2,50,443
Turnout54.6%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerH. M. PatelSwatantra Party94,12737.6% of votes
MARGIN10,991 votes · 4.4 pp94,127 − 83,136
Runner-upVadilal Lallubhai Indian National Congress83,13633.2% of votes
SWA 53.1% of top-two votesINC 46.9%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 H. M. PatelSWA94,127 37.6%
  2. 02 Vadilal LallubhaiINC83,136 33.2%
  3. 03 Shambhu Maharaj Govindbhai AdhyaruBJS52,725 21.1%
  4. 04 R. K. AminIND4,858 1.9%
  5. 05 Motibhai Mavjibhai HarijanIND2,665 1.1%

Turnout 54.6%

025507510054.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 54.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 26 seats, 197154.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 2,37,511Residual 12,932

Seat history 1971–1962

  1. 1971
    4.4 pp
    H. M. PatelSwatantra Party
  2. 1967
    11.1 pp
    R.K. AminSwatantra Party
  3. 1962
    26.5 pp
    Joharaben Akabarbhai ChavadaIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 26.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJS polled 52,725 votes, 4.8× the 10,991-vote margin.

    52,725 ÷ 10,991 = 4.8

  2. The top two polled 70.8% of votes; the other 3 candidates 24.1% between them.

    (94,127 + 83,136) ÷ 2,50,443 = 70.8% · 60,248 ÷ 2,50,443 = 24.1%

  3. Turnout of 54.6% was 0.2 pp above the state's median seat (54.4%).

    54.6 − 54.4 = +0.2

  4. The margin narrowed from 11.1 pp in 1967 to 4.4 pp.

    4.4 − 11.1 = −6.7 pp

  5. SWA held the seat it won in 1967.

    1967 SWA · 1971 SWA

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines2,37,511
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled2,50,443
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 12,932

Candidate votes miss the published total by 12,932, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1971 · Gujarat · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 26 seats on the Gujarat Lok Sabha 1971 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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