Gujarat · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 SC
Chavda Khemchandbhai Somabhai of Bharatiya Lok Dal won the Patan Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 73,566 votes (24.20%).
3 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 573,367 registered electors and 303,870 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 53.00%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Chavda Khemchandbhai Somabhai of Bharatiya Lok Dal secured victory in the Patan constituency (Gujarat) with a margin of 73,566 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 573,367 registered electors, 303,870 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 53.00%. A total of 3 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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