SAMI
Assembly seat no. 93 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1990
DILIP VIRAJI THAKOR
BJP
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1990
10,626
14.13% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INCRATHOD BHAVSINH DAHYABHAI
- Votes
- 24,297
- Vote share
- 32.30%
- Behind by
- 10,626
Electors
1,32,905
Total votes polled
75,219
Valid votes
75,219
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.6%
Full result, 1990
7 candidates · 75,219 valid votes
DILIP VIRAJI THAKORBJPwon
34,923
46.4%
RATHOD BHAVSINH DAHYABHAIINC
24,297
32.3%
CHAUDHARI KARSHANBHAI HARIBHAIIND
14,708
19.6%
SHRIMALI RASHIK (RAKESH) VALAJIBHAIJNPJP
619
0.8%
SHAH JAGDISHKUMAR CHINUBHAIYVP
333
0.4%
THAKOR METHAJI RAVAJIIND
235
0.3%
NADODA BHARAMALBHAI VALABHAIIND
104
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | RATHOD BHAVSINHBHAI DAHYABHAI | INC | 48,513 | 47.06% | THAKOR DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI | 4,548 |
| 2002 | THAKOR DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI | BJP | 61,875 | 52.87% | VAGHELA MAHENDRASINH SHANKARSINH | 14,255 |
| 1998 | THAKOR DILIPKUMAR VIRAJIBHAI | BJP | 37,742 | 45.11% | GAMI MANUBHAI BHAGAVANBHAI | 14,681 |
| 1995 | RATHOD BHAUSINGBHAI DAHYABHAI | IND | 57,540 | 59.05% | THAKOR DILIPKUMARVIRAJIBHAI | 26,769 |
| 1990 | DILIP VIRAJI THAKOR | BJP | 34,923 | 46.43% | RATHOD BHAVSINH DAHYABHAI | 10,626 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SAMI assembly constituency in 2007?
RATHOD BHAVSINHBHAI DAHYABHAI (INC) won SAMI in 2007, by a margin of 4,548 votes.
Which party has won SAMI the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SAMI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2007.
Who has won SAMI the most times?
THAKOR VIRAJI NAVAJI, with 3 wins between 1975 and 1985.
