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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1980

Somnath

Winner — 1980

VADHER RUDABHAI DEVSHI
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 32.7%INC(I) 31.1%4 others 36.2%
Votes
14,747
32.6% share
Winning margin
697
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.8%
of 90,755

Somnath was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 697 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VADHER RUDABHAI DEVSHI
JNP(JP)
14,74732.6%
2
INDIRABEN CHUNILAL VYAS
INC(I)
Congress (I)
14,05031.1%
3
KESAR BHAGVAN DODIA
IND
11,99426.6%
4
QUADRI HISAMUDIN CHHOTASAHEB
IND
2,2004.9%
5
GOHEL NARANDAS KARSHANDAS
IND
1,8594.1%
6
MANDAVIA SUKHDEV GOKALDAS
IND
3140.7%

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
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 57.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
45th of 182

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 182

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 182

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 32.6%INC(I) 31.1%IND 26.6%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Software & Financial Services🏺Wood work/ Block Making

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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