GEN · Gujarat
Banaskantha
Popatlal M. Joshi (INC) won by 23,407 votes (10.6%).
- Electors
- 4,71,796
- Votes polled
- 2,33,765
- Valid votes
- 2,20,560
- Turnout
- 49.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 10.6% (median 21.5%). Back to Gujarat · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 2.2%(-31.6%)
- Turnout
- 70.1%(-2.8%)
- NOTA
- 1.6%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 97.0%
Winning margin over time · Banaskantha
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Popatlal M. JoshiWinner | INC | 1,16,352 | 52.8% |
| 2 | S. K. Patil | NCO | 92,945 | 42.1% |
| 3 | Muradkhan Ajamkhan Chavda | IND | 6,467 | 2.9% |
| 4 | Jiabhai Karimad Maredia | IND | 4,796 | 2.2% |
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