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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1975
Somnath
Winner — 1975
SHIEKH AVASHABEGUMSAHEB MOHAMMED ALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.2%BJS 29.1%6 others 34.7%
Votes
16,701
36.2% share
Winning margin
3,290
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.7%
of 74,649
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIEKH AVASHABEGUMSAHEB MOHAMMED ALI | Congress (R) | 16,701 | 36.2% |
| 2 | DODIYA HAMIRSINH MANDA | Grand Alliance | 13,411 | 29.1% |
| 3 | CHUDASMA BIJALBHAI LALBHAI | KLP | 9,340 | 20.3% |
| 4 | RAM BACHU LAKHAMAN | IND | 3,370 | 7.3% |
| 5 | CHANDIYA JADAV VALA | IND | 1,957 | 4.3% |
| 6 | DAVANI RAMNIKLAL VRAJLAL | IND | 701 | 1.5% |
| 7 | VAZA MANGAL JETHA | IND | 332 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MITHANI PRAFULACHANDRA MAGANLAL | IND | 273 | 0.6% |
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 (45th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 57.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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45th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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128th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
181 seats · 91 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.2%BJS 29.1%KLP 20.3%IND 7.3%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,91,753
Density
650 / km²
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,140 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.6%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.1%
Children underweight (under 5)44.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.8%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.6%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance29.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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