SOMNATH
Assembly seat no. 90 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2007
JOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAI
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 14
Margin, 2007
5,229
3.61% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
INCBARAD JASABHAI BHANABHAI
- Votes
- 56,004
- Vote share
- 38.66%
- Behind by
- 5,229
Electors
2,11,616
Total votes polled
1,44,866
Valid votes
1,44,866
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.5%
Full result, 2007
9 candidates · 1,44,866 valid votes
JOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAIBJPwon
61,233
42.3%
BARAD JASABHAI BHANABHAIINC
56,004
38.7%
GOHEL CHUNIBHAI KANJIBHAIIND
11,561
8.0%
CHUDASAMA KISHORBHAI RAMJIBHAIBSP
7,099
4.9%
VADHER MOHANBHAI HARDASBHAIIND
3,334
2.3%
CHHEL RAHEMAN RAHIMBHAIIND
1,612
1.1%
KHOKHAR ARIF SIDIBHAIIND
1,552
1.1%
PARAMAR HANIFBHAI KALUBHAIIND
1,494
1.0%
GOHEL AMADBHAI ISMAILBHAIIND
977
0.7%
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.
