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, 1962
PRATAPRAI TARACHAND SHAH
PSP
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1962
896
3.01% of valid votes
Result, 1962
Runner-up
INCBALVANTRAI GOPALJI MEHTA
- Votes
- 13,635
- Vote share
- 45.81%
- Behind by
- 896
Electors
57,732
Total votes polled
29,767
Valid votes
29,767
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.6%
Full result, 1962
4 candidates · 29,767 valid votes
PRATAPRAI TARACHAND SHAHPSPwon
14,531
48.8%
BALVANTRAI GOPALJI MEHTAINC
13,635
45.8%
PRANBHAI HARIBHAI BHATTIND
868
2.9%
MAHASUKHRAI GIRJASHANKERSWA
733
2.5%
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.
