Somnath Assembly constituency

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Somnath
Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateGujarat
DistrictGir Somnath
LS constituencyJunagadh
Total electors235,083[1][needs update]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAVimal Chudasama
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2017

Somnath is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Gir Somnath district.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4] also this assembly has major city Somnath and 53 villages. Somnath is also in this assembly so this is important to win for all parties. Gir Somnath district's main capital is Somnath.

  1. Veraval Taluka

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
2017 Vimal Chudasama[1] Indian National Congress

Election candidate

2022

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022:Somnath Assembly constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Jagmal Vala [5]
Registered electors [6]

Election results

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Somnath[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vimalbhai Chudasama 94,914 -- --
BJP Jasabhai Barad 74,464 -- --
Majority
Turnout 1,78,617 75.98
Registered electors 235,083 [1]
INC gain from BJP Swing

2014

By-election, 2014: Somnath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jasabhai Barad 86,640 52.60 +18.01
INC Dr. Nishant Chotai 60,671 37.01 +1.11
Majority 25,669 15.59 +14.26
Turnout 164,724 75.26 -1.48
BJP gain from INC Swing

2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Somnath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jasabhai Barad 56701 35.90
BJP Rajsibhai Jotva 54605 34.58
Majority 2096 1.33
Turnout 157925 76.74
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "AAP releases list of 10 candidates for 2022 Gujarat assembly elections". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Coordinates: 20°55′N 70°23′E / 20.91°N 70.39°E / 20.91; 70.39