SOMNATH
Assembly seat no. 90 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2012
BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 14
Margin, 2012
2,096
1.33% of valid votes
Result, 2012
Runner-up
BJPJOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAI
- Votes
- 54,605
- Vote share
- 34.61%
- Behind by
- 2,096
Electors
2,05,796
Total votes polled
1,57,760
Valid votes
1,57,760
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.7%
Full result, 2012
14 candidates · 1,57,760 valid votes
BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAIINCwon
56,701
35.9%
JOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAIBJP
54,605
34.6%
VALA JAGMALBHAI JADAVBHAIIND
23,417
14.8%
GOHEL NARENDRAKUMAR (RAVI) KANJIBHAIIND
9,842
6.2%
SOLANKI PRADIPSINH M.IND
3,792
2.4%
PARMAR RAJABHAI PARBATBHAIBSP
2,991
1.9%
SUMARA HUSENBHAI MIRAJIBHAIIND
1,895
1.2%
SIDA IQBAL KASAMBHAISP
1,156
0.7%
RUDHANI SATISHKUMAR TULSIDASIND
897
0.6%
UMESHBHAI CHAMPAKBHAI PATELIND
631
0.4%
CHUDASAMA HIRABHAI MASRIBHAIIND
607
0.4%
GADHIYA YUSUFBHAI ADAMBHAIIND
522
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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.
