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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1985
Somnath
Winner — 1985
BALOCH M. F.
INC· INC
INC 50.5%BJP 45.5%7 others 4.0%
Votes
27,358
50.5% share
Winning margin
2,739
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.7%
of 1,11,183
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALOCH M. F. | INC | 27,358 | 50.5% |
| 2 | CHUDASAMA HIRABHAI RAMA | BJP | 24,619 | 45.5% |
| 3 | KOTIYA HARSHAD NARANDAS | IND | 693 | 1.3% |
| 4 | JETHVA JIVA VASA | 577 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | ACHARYA RASIKCHANDRA DEVSHANKER | IND | 277 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RELWANI CHIJANDAS KANVARMAL | IND | 200 | 0.4% |
| 7 | GOHEL NARANDAS KARSHANDAS | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KAJI FARUK ABDUL KARIM | IND | 131 | 0.2% |
| 9 | VADHER RUDABHAI DEVSHIBHAI | IND | 90 | 0.2% |
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
lean5.1%
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
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.5%BJP 45.5%OTH 4.0%
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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