Elections Archive

GEN · Gujarat

Surat

Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (INC) won by 99,031 votes (41.2%).

Electors
4,17,377
Votes polled
2,50,692
Valid votes
2,40,559
Turnout
60.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 41.2% (median 12.2%). Back to Gujarat · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
Turnout
0.0%(-66.5%)
NOTA
Top-2 squeeze
0.0%

Winning margin over time · Surat

19621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200420092014201957%

Candidates

Candidates · Surat 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Morarji Ranchhodji DesaiWinnerINC1,65,22568.7%
2Jaswantsinh Dansinh ChauhanIND66,19427.5%
3Mangalsen Bodhraj ChoparaJS6,5592.7%
4Rampyare Shivratan SharmaSOC2,5811.1%

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