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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1972
Somnath
Winner — 1972
KESAR BHAGVAN DODIYA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 70.4%BJS 19.5%4 others 10.1%
Votes
27,817
70.4% share
Winning margin
20,131
51.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.5%
of 75,209
Somnath is a safe seat — KESAR BHAGVAN DODIYA won by 51.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESAR BHAGVAN DODIYA | Congress (R) | 27,817 | 70.4% |
| 2 | DAYASHANKER MAVJI OZA | Grand Alliance | 7,686 | 19.5% |
| 3 | PURUSHOTTAM HIRJI SOLANKI | IND | 1,785 | 4.5% |
| 4 | TULSHIBHAI JETHABHAI | IND | 1,186 | 3.0% |
| 5 | GORDHANDAS M MAVDIA | IND | 693 | 1.8% |
| 6 | KANAIYALAL G JOSHI | IND | 339 | 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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.0% · max 73.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
44th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
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12th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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133rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
168 seats · 85 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 70.4%BJS 19.5%OTH 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,28,589
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
952 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,394 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population22.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Muslim 6.1%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.5%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation38.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.4%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.3%
Women literate74.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.0%
Clean cooking fuel58.7%
Health insurance49.3%
What's nearby?
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