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SONGADH

Assembly seat no. 163 in Gujarat · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.

OverviewElection History
2007INC2002INC1998INC1995IND1990JD1985INCView all 11 →
Winner, 1998
VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAI
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1998
18,549
23.90% of valid votes

Result, 1998

Winner
INCVASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAI
Votes
37,544
Vote share
48.38%
Margin
18,549
Runner-up
BJPGAMIT PANACHAND RAJABHAI
Votes
18,995
Vote share
24.48%
Behind by
18,549
Electors
1,42,510
Total votes polled
77,606
Valid votes
77,606
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
54.5%

Full result, 1998

9 candidates · 77,606 valid votes

1998 election →
VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAIINCwon
37,544
48.4%
GAMIT PANACHAND RAJABHAIBJP
18,995
24.5%
CHAUDHRI MAKABHAI GANGJIBHAIJD
9,464
12.2%
VASAVA ISHAVARBHAI SURJIBHAIIND
4,182
5.4%
VASAVA VECHIYABHAI SEVLABHAIIND
3,384
4.4%
CHAUDHRI MANAHARBHAI MAGANBHAIAIRJP
2,520
3.3%
GAMIT SANDIPKUMAR MOHANBHAIIND
819
1.1%
GAMIT VASANTBHAI GANGARAMBHAIIND
519
0.7%
CHAUDHARI JASAVANTBHAI CHHAGANBHAIIND
179
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2007VASAVA PRABUBHAI NAGARBHAIINC60,70454.12%CHAUDHRI VIJAYBHAI NASVANBHAI41,021
2002VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAIINC40,75941.04%CHAUDHARI HARSADBHAI RAMJIBHAI21,470
1998VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAIINC37,54448.38%GAMIT PANACHAND RAJABHAI18,549
1995DONWALA NARAYANBHAI HARJIBHAIIND39,98441.34%VASAVA NAGARBHAI DIVELIYABHAI14,877
1990VASAVA NAGARBHAI DEVILIABHAIJD27,29757.02%GAMIT VASANJIBHAI GANJIBHAI13,384

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%19%38%57%76%19621967197219751980198519901995199820022007Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%32%48%64%19621967197219751980198519901995199820022007Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the SONGADH assembly constituency in 2007?

VASAVA PRABUBHAI NAGARBHAI (INC) won SONGADH in 2007, by a margin of 41,021 votes.

Which party has won SONGADH the most times?

INC, with 7 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has SONGADH gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1962 to 2007.

Who has won SONGADH the most times?

GAMIT VASANJIBHAI GANJIBHAI, with 3 wins between 1975 and 1985.

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