1977 Indian general election in Gujarat

The 1977 Indian general election was held to constitute the 6th Lok Sabha. Polling was held between 16 and 20 March 1977. It was held during the Emergency period, which ceased on 21 March 1977, right before the final results were announced.[1] [2]

The election resulted in a heavy defeat for the Indian National Congress (INC) government, with the incumbent Prime Minister and INC party leader Indira Gandhi losing her Lok Sabha seat from Rae Bareli. The call for the restoration of democracy by revoking the Emergency is considered to be a major reason for the sweeping victory for the opposition Janata alliance,[3] whose leader Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India on 24 March 1977.

In Gujarat, Janata Party/ BLD won 16 seats while INC won 10 seats out of a total of 26 seats. The number of seats increased to 26 from 24 from the previous election.

Party-wise results summary

Party Seats won
JANATA PARTY/ BLD 16
Indian National Congress 10

Results- Constituency wise

Constituency Turnout Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Kutch 54.80% Dave Anantray Devshankar BLD 115,514 50.00 Mehta Mahipatray Mulshankar INC 104,697 45.32 10,817 4.68
2 Surendranagar 58.34% Amin Ramdas Kishordas (R. K. Amin) BLD 139,927 49.50 Shah Manubhai Mansukhlal INC 134,494 47.58 5,433 1.92
3 Jamnagar 52.50% Vinodbhai B. Sheth BLD 121,790 49.99 Jadeja Daulatsinghji Pratapsinghji INC 119,120 48.90 2,670 1.09
4 Rajkot 51.87% Patel Keshubhai Savdasbhai BLD 143,051 46.94 Arvindkumar Mohanlal Patel INC 127,250 41.75 15,801 5.19
5 Porbandar 52.60% Patel Dharmasinhbhai Dahyabhai BLD 143,252 53.44 Dhami Ramniklal Kababhai INC 118,823 44.32 24,429 9.12
6 Junagadh 64.93% Nathwani Narendra Pragji BLD 167,567 51.83 Adani Ratubhai Mulshanker INC 155,714 48.17 11,853 3.66
7 Amreli 54.13% Dwarkadas Mohanlal Patel INC 140,586 54.51 Gondhiya Narsinhdas Gordhandas BLD 81,580 31.63 59,006 22.88
8 Bhavnagar 51.50% Prasannavadan Manilal Metha BLD 128,792 50.75 Chabildas Pragjibhai Metha INC 117,655 46.36 11,137 4.39
9 Dhandhuka (SC) 51.55% Parmar Natavarlal Bhagavandas BLD 134,527 49.09 Rathod Balvantrai Ramjibhai INC 106,761 38.96 27,766 10.13
10 Ahmedabad 66.03% Ahesan Jafri INC 187,715 50.59 Brahmkumar Bhatt BLD 177,702 47.90 10,013 2.69
11 Gandhinagar 63.69% Purushottam Ganesh Mavalankar BLD 221,967 57.41 Govindbhai C. Patel INC 161,850 41.86 60,117 15.55
12 Mehsana 65.21% Patel Maniben Vallabhbhai BLD 240,776 62.96 Patel Natvarlal Amratlal Gagabhai INC 118,664 31.03 122,112 31.93
13 Patan (SC) 53.00% Chavda Khemchandbhai Somabhai BLD 182,973 61.36 Vanakar Punamchandbhai Mithabhai INC 109,407 36.69 73,566 24.67
14 Banaskantha 56.12% Chaudhary Motibhai Ranchhodbhai BLD 168,648 61.89 Popatlal Mulshankar Joshi INC 103,865 38.11 64,783 23.78
15 Sabarkantha 58.21% H. M. Patel BLD 164,502 53.87 Kumarshri Rajendra Sinhji Daljitsinhji INC 126,440 41.41 38,062 12.46
16 Kapadvanj 58.96% Vaghela Shankarji Laxmanji BLD 188,390 58.17 Rathod NatvarSinh Takhatsinh INC 120,419 37.18 67,971 20.99
17 Dohad (ST) 36.18% Damor Somjibhai Pujabhai INC 89,538 50.97 Minama Govindsingh Lalchandbhai BLD 86,145 49.03 3,393 1.94
18 Godhra 57.05% Desai Hitendrabhai Kanaiyalal INC 138,634 48.64 Mody Pillo Homi BLD 137,254 48.16 1,380 0.48
19 Kaira 70.52% Desai Dharmsingh Dadubhai INC 211,884 53.55 Vaghela ShankarbhaI Desaibhai BLD 170,040 42.97 41,844 10.58
20 Anand 71.12% Ajitsinh Fulsinh Dabhi INC 221,099 56.51 Jadav Himatsinh Khodsinh BLD 158,320 40.46 62,779 16.05
21 Chhota Udaipur (ST) 60.17% Rathawa Amarsinh Viriyabhai INC 170,343 55.02 Rathawa Manharbhai Virsingbhai BLD 129,220 41.74 41,123 13.28
22 Baroda 69.14% Gaekwad Fatesinhrao Pratapsinhrao INC 219,101 54.18 Patel Manubhai Motilal BLD 178,178 44.06 40,923 10.12
23 Broach 63.37% Patel Ahmedbhai Mohmadbhai INC 189,815 56.81 Unia Suleman Essuf BLD 126,936 37.99 62,879 18.82
24 Surat 68.83% Desai Morarji Ranchhodji BLD 206,206 52.46 Chauhan Jashvantsingh Dan Singh INC 184,746 47.00 21,460 5.46
25 Mandvi (ST) 62.84% Gamit Chhitubhai Devjibhai INC 183,609 56.04 Chaudhary Mukundbhai Janabhai BLD 144,006 43.96 39,603 12.08
26 Bulsar (ST) 59.31% Patel Nanubhai Nichhabhai BLD 161,861 51.11 Patel Nirmalaben Harjibhai INC 143,897 45.43 17,964 5.68

References

  1. ^ "India 1977" (PDF).
  2. ^ "India 1977".
  3. ^ M.R. Masani, "India's Second Revolution," Asian Affairs (1977) 5#1 pp 19–38.


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