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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1990
Somnath
Winner — 1990
BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI
JD· National Front
JD 50.0%BJP 29.6%7 others 20.4%
Votes
44,723
50.0% share
Winning margin
18,280
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,41,329
Somnath is a safe seat — BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI | National Front | 44,723 | 50.0% |
| 2 | CHUDASMA HIRABHAI RAMABHAI | BJP | 26,443 | 29.6% |
| 3 | BALOCH M.F. | INC | 15,753 | 17.6% |
| 4 | BAMANIA UKA ANAND | IND | 1,192 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RATANGHAYARA RAMESH KUMAR LAKSHMIDAS | IND | 381 | 0.4% |
| 6 | GUDASIA SADULBHAI BHIMABHAI | 343 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | PARMAR DEVJI KANJI | IND | 317 | 0.3% |
| 8 | JADAV PANSIBEN PUNJABHAI | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 9 | GOHAL BHAYA MASRI | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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
lean20.4%
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
JD 50.0%BJP 29.6%INC 17.6%OTH 2.8%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.