Gujarat · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1980 ST
Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai of Indian National Congress (I) won the Dahod Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat in the 1980 general election, with a winning margin of 77,123 votes (33.20%).
5 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 590,075 registered electors and 232,474 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 39.40%. This is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai of Indian National Congress (I) secured victory in the Dahod constituency (Gujarat) with a margin of 77,123 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, ensuring tribal community representation in India's Parliament.
Out of 590,075 registered electors, 232,474 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 39.40%. A total of 5 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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