SOMNATH
Assembly seat no. 90 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
BARAD JESABHAI BHANABHAI
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 14
Margin, 2002
7,362
5.98% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
BJPGOHEL CHUNILAL KANJI
- Votes
- 43,845
- Vote share
- 35.64%
- Behind by
- 7,362
Electors
1,86,938
Total votes polled
1,23,024
Valid votes
1,23,024
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.8%
Full result, 2002
8 candidates · 1,23,024 valid votes
BARAD JESABHAI BHANABHAIINCwon
51,207
41.6%
GOHEL CHUNILAL KANJIBJP
43,845
35.6%
BAMANIYA KANA (KANBHAI) KARSHANIND
18,606
15.1%
VALA VIRAMBHAI NATHUBHAIIND
2,623
2.1%
ABHANI MULUBHAI VRUJLALIND
2,360
1.9%
KAMALIYA PUNABHAI BHOJABHAINCP
1,655
1.4%
GADHIYA KANABHAI VASABHAIBSP
1,623
1.3%
MAHIDA MAMANBHAI MUSABHAIIND
1,105
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CHUDASAMA VIMALBHAI KANABHAI | INC | 73,819 | 38.20% | MANSINGHBHAI MERAMANBHAI PARMAR | 922 |
| 2017 | CHUDASAMA VIMALBHAI KANABHAI | INC | 94,914 | 53.21% | JASHABHAI BHANABHAI BARAD | 20,450 |
| 2012 | BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI | INC | 56,701 | 35.94% | JOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAI | 2,096 |
| 2007 | JOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAI | BJP | 61,233 | 42.27% | BARAD JASABHAI BHANABHAI | 5,229 |
| 2002 | BARAD JESABHAI BHANABHAI | INC | 51,207 | 41.62% | GOHEL CHUNILAL KANJI | 7,362 |
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 SOMNATH assembly constituency in 2022?
CHUDASAMA VIMALBHAI KANABHAI (INC) won SOMNATH in 2022, by a margin of 922 votes.
Which party has won SOMNATH the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SOMNATH gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won SOMNATH the most times?
BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI, with 3 wins between 1990 and 2012.
