BHAVNAGAR
Assembly seat no. 50 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Gujarat also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BHAVNAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1972
MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1972
7,259
17.10% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
BJSNAGINDAS MANILAL SHAH
- Votes
- 13,314
- Vote share
- 31.36%
- Behind by
- 7,259
Electors
78,332
Total votes polled
42,457
Valid votes
42,457
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
54.2%
Full result, 1972
6 candidates · 42,457 valid votes
MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYASINCwon
20,573
48.5%
NAGINDAS MANILAL SHAHBJS
13,314
31.4%
MANILAL GORDHANDAS GANDHINCO
4,445
10.5%
SUBHODH MEHTACPI
3,294
7.8%
HUSENBHAI HAMDARDIND
588
1.4%
MAHAVIRSINH D GOHILIND
243
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS | INC | 20,573 | 48.46% | NAGINDAS MANILAL SHAH | 7,259 |
| 1967 | P. SHAH | INC | 14,580 | 37.80% | S. MEHTA | 3,551 |
| 1962 | PRATAPRAI TARACHAND SHAH | PSP | 14,531 | 48.82% | BALVANTRAI GOPALJI MEHTA | 896 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHAVNAGAR assembly constituency in 1972?
MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS (INC) won BHAVNAGAR in 1972, by a margin of 7,259 votes.
Which party has won BHAVNAGAR the most times?
INC, with 2 of the 3 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHAVNAGAR gone to the polls?
3 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won BHAVNAGAR the most times?
MANUBHAI GANGARAM VYAS, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
