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Gujarat Lok Sabha 1962

Results board · 23 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateGujarat
Seats
23
Constituencies
Majority
12
Seats needed of 23
Electors
99.69L
On the roll
Votes polled
57.55L
57.7% of electors
Median turnout
58.7%
Median of 23 seats
INC lead
+4
Above majority · 16 − 12

[01]Seat matrix

23 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 23 seats: INC 16, SWA 5, NMGJP 1, PSP 1. Majority line at 12 seats. Hemicycle of 23 seats: INC 16, SWA 5, NMGJP 1, PSP 1. Majority line at 12 seats.
Majority · 12 of 23INC 16 · +4 above majority
INC 1669.6% Indian National Congress
SWA 521.7% Swatantra Party
NMGJP 14.3% Nutan Maha Gujarat Janta Parisha
PSP 14.3% Praja Socialist Party

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 52.6%16 seats · 69.6%
SWA 25.0%5 seats · 21.7%
PSP 7.1%1 seat · 4.3%
NJP 3.7%Seats unmatched
JS 1.4%Seats unmatched
Others 10.2%Seat count not derivable

Vote share not published

  • NMGJP1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 52.6% of votes into 69.6% of seats, a seat premium of 17.0 pp.

    16 ÷ 23 = 69.6% · 69.6 − 52.6 = +17.0

  2. SWA polled 25.0% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 5 seats (21.7%).

    5 ÷ 23 = 21.7% · 21.7 − 25.0 = −3.3

  3. Bulsar was decided by 3,659 votes, the closest of 23 seats; Baroda had the widest margin, 1,43,972.

    min / max of margin over 23 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 42.1% in Jamnagar to 69.9% in Mehsana; the median seat polled 58.7%.

    min / median / max over 23 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

23 of 23 seats carry a turnout
025507510058.7%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 417.4% of seats
50–60 834.8% of seats
60–70 1147.8% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestJamnagar42.1%
  • HighestMehsana69.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

23 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Gujarat Lok Sabha 1962, all 23 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
17 DohadSC Hirabhai Kunverbhai Baria Swatantra Party 2,33,560 4,413 1.9 52.6
109 Kutch M. K. S. Himatsinhji Vijarajji Swatantra Party 2,45,400 61,758 25.2 60.0
110 Surendranagar Ghanshyambhai Chhotalal Oza Indian National Congress 2,37,383 42,051 17.7 54.3
111 Rajkot Uchharangrai Navalshanker Dhebar Indian National Congress 1,96,430 41,033 20.9 50.3
112 Jamnagar Manubhai Mansukhlal Shah Indian National Congress 1,79,812 74,152 41.2 42.1
113 Junagadh Chittaranjan Rugnath Raja Indian National Congress 2,17,574 67,690 31.1 51.4
114 Amreli Jayaben Vajubhai Shah Indian National Congress 2,26,282 65,018 28.7 54.1
115 Bhavnagar Jashvantrai Nanubhai Mehta Praja Socialist Party 2,11,500 9,874 4.7 47.1
116 Banaskantha Joharaben Akabarbhai Chavada Indian National Congress 2,07,282 54,956 26.5 47.0
117 Sabarkantha Gulzarilal Bulakhidas Nanda Indian National Congress 2,64,084 24,609 9.3 63.2
118 Mehsana Mansinh Prithviraj Patel Indian National Congress 3,12,287 6,938 2.2 69.9
119 Patan Purushottamdas Ranchhoddas Patel Indian National Congress 2,28,791 68,013 29.7 58.7
120 Ahmedabad Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik Nutan Maha Gujarat Janta Parisha 2,70,346 21,592 8.0 62.4
121 SabarmatiSC Muldas Bhudardas Vaishya Indian National Congress 2,74,322 44,211 16.1 60.4
122 Anand Kumar Narendrasinh Ranjitsinh Mahida Swatantra Party 3,26,364 22,729 7.0 69.0
123 Kaira Pravinsinh Natversinh Solanki Swatantra Party 2,83,986 12,613 4.4 65.1
124 Panchmahals Dahyabhai Jivanji Naik Indian National Congress 1,99,777 16,233 8.1 48.9
125 DahodSC Hirabhai Kunverbhai Baria Swatantra Party 2,50,518 4,413 1.8 56.5
126 BarodaWIDEST Shrimant Maharaja Fatehsinhrao Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad Indian National Congress 2,73,079 1,43,972 52.7 61.2
127 Broach Chhotubhai Makanbhai Patel Indian National Congress 2,93,564 28,037 9.6 68.4
128 MandviST Chhaganbhai Madaribhai Kedaria Indian National Congress 2,67,275 61,531 23.0 57.8
129 Surat Morarji Ranchhodji Desai Indian National Congress 2,50,692 99,031 39.5 60.1
130 BulsarSTCLOSEST Nanubhai Nichhabhai Patel Indian National Congress 3,04,863 3,659 1.2 64.7
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,43,972 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1962 · Gujarat · 23 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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