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Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 90 · 2012
Somnath
Winner — 2012
BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 35.9%BJP 34.6%12 others 29.4%
Votes
56,701
35.9% share
Winning margin
2,096
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.7%
of 2,05,796
Somnath was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,096 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARAD JASHUBHAI DHANABHAI | INC (UPA) | 56,701 | 35.9% |
| 2 | JOTVA RAJSIBHAI VIRABHAI | NDA | 54,605 | 34.6% |
| 3 | VALA JAGMALBHAI JADAVBHAI | IND | 23,417 | 14.8% |
| 4 | GOHEL NARENDRAKUMAR (RAVI) KANJIBHAI | IND | 9,842 | 6.2% |
| 5 | SOLANKI PRADIPSINH M. | IND | 3,792 | 2.4% |
| 6 | PARMAR RAJABHAI PARBATBHAI | BSP | 2,991 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SUMARA HUSENBHAI MIRAJIBHAI | IND | 1,895 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SIDA IQBAL KASAMBHAI | Samajwadi Party | 1,156 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RUDHANI SATISHKUMAR TULSIDAS | IND | 897 | 0.6% |
| 10 | UMESHBHAI CHAMPAKBHAI PATEL | IND | 631 | 0.4% |
| 11 | CHUDASAMA HIRABHAI MASRIBHAI | IND | 607 | 0.4% |
| 12 | GADHIYA YUSUFBHAI ADAMBHAI | IND | 522 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GADHIYA GULAMSHABBIR HAJIIBRAHIM | IND | 405 | 0.3% |
| 14 | ABHANI MATHURDAS VRUJLAL | IND | 299 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.5% · max 52.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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21st of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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175th of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.9%BJP 34.6%IND 14.8%IND 6.2%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,43,082
Density
311 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,831 km²
SC population9.7%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.4%Muslim 12.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.9%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation59.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.8%
Women literate82.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.2%
Clean cooking fuel67.2%
Health insurance47.3%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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