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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1962
Somnath
Winner — 1962
RAMANLAL PRABHUDAS SHAH
INC· INC
INC 56.2%IND 41.6%2 others 2.2%
Votes
21,882
56.2% share
Winning margin
5,690
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.9%
of 59,968
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMANLAL PRABHUDAS SHAH | INC | 21,882 | 56.2% |
| 2 | KANJI GANDA GOHEL | IND | 16,192 | 41.6% |
| 3 | ABA UMAR BIN AHMED JAMADAR | Praja Socialist Party | 680 | 1.8% |
| 4 | VITHALDAS VALABHDAS SANGANI | IND | 187 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.5% · min 1.4% · max 92.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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40th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
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81st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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61st of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.2%IND 41.6%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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