Gujarat · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1962 GEN
Shrimant Maharaja Fatehsinhrao Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad of Indian National Congress won the Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat in the 1962 general election, with a winning margin of 143,972 votes (52.70%).
The constituency had 446,026 registered electors and 273,079 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 61.20%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
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In the 1962 Lok Sabha election, Shrimant Maharaja Fatehsinhrao Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad of Indian National Congress secured victory in the Sonipat constituency (Gujarat) with a margin of 143,972 votes.
Out of 446,026 registered electors, 273,079 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 61.20%. A total of 0 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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