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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2002
Somnath
Winner — 2002
BARAD JESABHAI BHANABHAI
INC· INC
INC 41.6%BJP 35.6%6 others 22.7%
Votes
51,207
41.6% share
Winning margin
7,362
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,86,938
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARAD JESABHAI BHANABHAI | INC | 51,207 | 41.6% |
| 2 | GOHEL CHUNILAL KANJI | NDA | 43,845 | 35.6% |
| 3 | BAMANIYA KANA (KANBHAI) KARSHAN | IND | 18,606 | 15.1% |
| 4 | VALA VIRAMBHAI NATHUBHAI | IND | 2,623 | 2.1% |
| 5 | ABHANI MULUBHAI VRUJLAL | IND | 2,360 | 1.9% |
| 6 | KAMALIYA PUNABHAI BHOJABHAI | NCP | 1,655 | 1.4% |
| 7 | GADHIYA KANABHAI VASABHAI | BSP | 1,623 | 1.3% |
| 8 | MAHIDA MAMANBHAI MUSABHAI | IND | 1,105 | 0.9% |
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
lean6.0%
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
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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 41.6%BJP 35.6%IND 15.1%OTH 7.6%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.