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Assembly constituency 90 · Gujarat

Somnath is assembly constituency number 90 in Gujarat, in Junagadh district, and one of the segments of the Junagadh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Chudasama Vimalbhai Kanabhai of the Indian National Congress won with 38.2% of the vote, 922 votes ahead of Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai Parmar (BJP).

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Somnath · 2022AC 90
  1. 01
    Chudasama Vimalbhai Kanabhai
    INC
    73,819
    38.20%
  2. 02
    Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai Parmar
    BJP
    72,897
    37.72%
  3. 03
    Jagmalbhai Jadavbhai Vala
    AAP
    33,235
    17.20%
  4. 04
    Ishwarlal Kanjibhai Soneri
    Independent
    7,381
    3.82%
  5. 05
    Ambechada Hamirbhai Karasanbhai
    BSP
    1,469
    0.76%
  6. 4 other candidates · 2,932 votesNOTA · 1,530 (0.79%)

Margin 922 votes · 0.48% of valid votes

2,63,176
Registered electors
2022 election
73.5%
Turnout
-2.4 pts vs 2017
922
Victory margin
0.5% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,93,263 valid votes, NOTA included.

Somnath 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chudasama Vimalbhai KanabhaiMale · 42 yrsINC73,819
38.20%
2Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai ParmarMale · 42 yrsBJP72,897
37.72%
3Jagmalbhai Jadavbhai ValaMale · 57 yrsAAP33,235
17.20%
4Ishwarlal Kanjibhai SoneriMale · 43 yrsIndependent7,381
3.82%
—NOTANOTA1,530
0.79%
5Ambechada Hamirbhai KarasanbhaiMale · 57 yrs · SCBSP1,469
0.76%
6Shah Uday NavinbhaiMale · 51 yrsIndependent1,197
0.62%
7Motivarash Devendrabhai DhanjibhaiMale · 46 yrsIndependent878
0.45%
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8Asatarbhai Aganibhai PanjaMale · 49 yrsIndependent496
0.26%
9Irfanbhai Arahemanbhai MugalMale · 39 yrsIndependent361
0.19%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%20172022INC 38.2%BJP 37.7%AAP 17.2%BSP 0.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Chudasama Vimalbhai KanabhaiINC · 38.2% · margin 922Turnout73.5%
2017Chudasama Vimalbhai KanabhaiINC · 53.2% · margin 20,450Turnout76.0%
2014 byeJ.B. BaradBJP · 52.7% · margin 25,669Turnout75.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Somnath bye-election, 30 Apr 2014

Turnout 75.2% · 1,64,724 of 2,18,999 electors voted

Somnath bye-election 2014-04-30 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1J.B. BaradBJP86,640
52.67%
2Dr.n.j.chotaiINC60,971
37.06%
3A.h.bhai. Karshan BhaiBSP4,771
2.90%
4P.h.ibrahim BhaiIndependent2,140
1.30%
5P.g.a RahemanIndependent1,973
1.20%
6B.G. UmarshahIndependent1,134
0.69%
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—NOTANOTA1,035
0.63%
7B.r.isha BhaiAAP960
0.58%
8S.I. NurmohmadIndependent639
0.39%
9S.b.bhai.aahmad BhaiIndependent542
0.33%
10M.m.nathuIndependent434
0.26%
11D.I. Bhai Moti BhaiIndependent419
0.25%
12K.m.isa BhaiBMP390
0.24%
13S.r.b.gulam BhaiIndependent261
0.16%
14T.j.mahamad BhaiIndependent237
0.14%
15S.i.kasam BhaiSP227
0.14%
16D.J. Jadav BhaiIndependent224
0.14%
17C.K. Haja BhaiIndependent216
0.13%
18C.s.bhai Abderahim BhaiIndependent196
0.12%
19M.Y. Sidik PatniIndependent193
0.12%
20C.M. Harun BhaiIndependent175
0.11%
21G.S. Husen BhaiIndependent167
0.10%
22G.a.g.j.bhai ChhedaIndependent163
0.10%
23M.s.isufmamanIndependent153
0.09%
24C.s.mohmadaminIndependent137
0.08%
25Gohel Harun AliIndependent101
0.06%

Somnath result 2017

Somnath 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chudasama Vimalbhai KanabhaiINC94,914
53.21%
2Jashabhai Bhanabhai BaradBJP74,464
41.75%
—NOTANOTA3,856
2.16%
3Shahmadar Hanifsha RemanshaBSP1,612
0.90%
4Bhadarka Hasan KasamIndependent1,504
0.84%
5Dheka Mahmadfaruk HarunbhaiIndependent447
0.25%
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6Chandapa Kishan HajabhaiIndependent340
0.19%
7Tank Yusufbhai RemanIndependent238
0.13%
8Jungi Pratapbhai ChunilalIndependent227
0.13%
9Imran Nurmahmad SimariIndependent216
0.12%
10Chanchiya Gafarbhai AlibhaiIndependent132
0.07%
11Chauhan Rafik HusenIndependent126
0.07%
12Oza Rahulbhai MansukhlalIndependent110
0.06%
13Gohel Muljibhai NaranbhaiIndependent107
0.06%
14Gohel Harun AliIndependent84
0.05%
Map

Somnath outlined in orange among the other Gujarat seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Junagadh district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Somnath is one of the assembly segments of Junagadh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Junagadh candidates.

  • Chudasama Rajeshbhai NaranbhaiBJP99,507 53.8%
  • Jotva Hirabhai ArjanbhaiINC81,542 44.1%
  • Makadia Jayantilal MaldebhaiBSP1,399 0.8%
  • Devendrabhai Dhanjibhai MotivarasIndependent1,190 0.6%
  • Vadher Dansing ChinabhaiIndependent544 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 17,965 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Somnath.

Who won the Somnath assembly seat in 2022?

Chudasama Vimalbhai Kanabhai of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Somnath in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 73,819 votes, which was 38.20% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Somnath?

The margin was 922 votes (0.48% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai Parmar of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 72,897 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Somnath in 2022?

Turnout was 73.55%: 1,93,569 of 2,63,176 registered electors voted, across 275 polling stations. That is 2.4 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Somnath part of?

Somnath is an assembly segment of the Junagadh Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Chudasama Rajeshbhai Naranbhai got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Somnath had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Apr 2014, J.B. Barad (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 25,669 votes.

Is Somnath a reserved constituency?

No. Somnath is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Somnath?

The Gujarat assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Gujarat assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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