Gujarat assembly election, Jun 1975
The 4th Gujarat legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
181
91 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
75 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
848
14 women, 3 elected
Turnout
57.65%
80.6 lakh of 1.4 cr
The house
181 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC75
- NCO56
- BJS18
- IND15
- KLP12
- BLD2
- SP2
- RMP1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Gujarat assembly election (1972)
INC
-65
NCO
+40
BJS
+15
IND
+7
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 75 | -65 | 181 | 40.7% | 32,80,514 | 40.70% | -10.23 | 4 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 56 | +40 | 101 | 43.1% | 19,01,751 | 23.60% | +0.10 | 9 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 18 | +15 | 40 | 39.7% | 7,10,490 | 8.81% | -0.47 | 5 |
| INDIndependent | 15 | +7 | 365 | 5.7% | 9,33,430 | 11.58% | -1.38 | 334 |
| KLPKLP | 12 | — | 131 | 16.1% | 9,29,428 | 11.53% | — | 80 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 2 | — | 11 | 27.1% | 1,16,873 | 1.45% | — | 4 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 2 | — | 3 | 40.1% | 58,509 | 0.73% | — | 1 |
| RMPRMP | 1 | — | 6 | 35.0% | 97,719 | 1.21% | — | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 5 | 7.2% | 15,964 | 0.20% | -0.27 | 5 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 3 | 7.1% | 11,212 | 0.14% | — | 3 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.3% | 3,862 | 0.05% | -0.18 | 2 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Gujarat at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Jun 1975
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULSAR | Gujarat | NCOKESHAVBHAI RATANJI PATEL | INCPATEL GANDABHAI LALBHAI | 23,97061.43% |
| MOTA PONDHA | Gujarat | INCPATEL UTTAMBHAI HARJIBHAI | NCOGAVLI BHAGUBHAI NARANBHAI | 18,55051.26% |
| KHADIA | Gujarat | BJSBHATT ASHOK KUMAR CHANDULAL | INCDIXIT KISHORECHANDRA HARJIVANDAS | 23,22349.84% |
| MAHUVA | Gujarat | INCMEHTA CHHABILDAS PRAGJIBHAI | BJSTHAKER BHASKERRAO BHANUSHANKAR | 16,98247.16% |
| RADHANPUR | Gujarat | INCZULA KHODIDAN BHIMJI | KLPPATEL KASHIBHAI HARJIVANDAS | 19,90343.63% |
| JUNAGADH | Gujarat | BJSACHARYA HEMABEN SURYAKANT | INCBUCH VIKRAMKISHOR BHANURAY | 18,20043.07% |
| JHAGADIA | Gujarat | INCVASAVA ZINABHAI RAMSANG | NCODESHMUKH DALPATSINH AMARSINH | 17,11242.33% |
| MATAR | Gujarat | INCPATEL GORDHANBHAI SHAMBHUBHAI | BLDPATEL NAVINBHAI BABARBHAI | 20,98042.06% |
| BARODA CITY | Gujarat | BJSMAKARAND BALWANTRY DESAI | INCDAYMAKUMAR MOHMED HANIF CHHOTASAHEB | 22,09341.50% |
| DEHGAM | Gujarat | BJSGABHAJI MANGAJI THAKER | INCZALA RAMSINHJI MERUBHA | 20,25939.77% |
Closest results of Jun 1975
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHERALU | Gujarat | INCTHAKORE SHANKARJI OKHAJI | INDDESAI MOHANBHAI NATHUBHAI | 110.02% |
| SHEHRA | Gujarat | INCPARMAR DATABHAI RAYJIBHAI | BLDSOLANKI NATVARSINH RAMSIN | 230.07% |
| MAHUVA | Gujarat | INCDHODIA DHANJIBHAI KARSANBHAI | NCOCHAUDHARY MUKUNDBHAI JANABHAI | 1010.24% |
| VAGRA | Gujarat | INCRANA VIJAYSINHJI MANSINHJI | KLPPATEL MAHAMMADBHAI HAFEZI ISMAIL | 4490.72% |
| KATHLAL | Gujarat | NCOZALA MAGANBHAI GOKALBHAI | INCRATHOD PRABHATSINH SUKHABHAI | 2720.74% |
| RAPAR | Gujarat | INCHARILAL NANJI PATEL | INDGADA BABULAL MEGHJI | 3830.78% |
| DABHOI | Gujarat | NCOAMBALAL NAGJIBHAI PATEL | INCKALUSINH JETHABHAI CHUHAN | 5621.12% |
| MEHMEDABAD | Gujarat | INDPATEL RAMANBHAI NAGJIBHAI | NCOMAHIDA DOLATSINH SAHEBSINH | 5511.37% |
| DHARI | Gujarat | KLPKOTADIA MANUBHAI NARANBHAI | INCSUKHADIA LAXMANBHAI BHAGWANBHAI | 6661.46% |
| GONDAL | Gujarat | KLPSORATHIA POPATLAL LAKHABHAI | INCSOJITRA VITHALBHAI POLABHAI | 8991.88% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Gujarat assembly election, Jun 1975?
Indian National Congress won 75 of 181 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Gujarat assembly election, Jun 1975?
Turnout was 57.65% — 80.6 lakh of 1.4 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Gujarat assembly election, Jun 1975?
848 candidates contested 181 seats.
