GEN · Maharashtra
BOMBAY CENTRAL
R. D. Bhandare (INC) won by 99,542 votes (28.3%).
- Electors
- 5,50,555
- Votes polled
- 3,57,338
- Valid votes
- 3,52,284
- Turnout
- 64.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 28.3% (median 21.5%). Back to Maharashtra · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1967
- Margin · 1971
- 28.3%(+26.3%)
- Turnout
- 64.9%(-3.8%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 94.4%
Winning margin over time · BOMBAY CENTRAL
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. D. BhandareWinner | INC | 2,16,114 | 61.3% |
| 2 | Manohar Joshi | SHS | 1,16,572 | 33.1% |
| 3 | B. C. Kamble | IND | 15,144 | 4.3% |
| 4 | Gangaram Dasharath Ghokshe | RPK | 2,744 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Ramaswamy Kamala | IND | 922 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Yeshwant Trimbak Pradhan | IND | 788 | 0.2% |
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