Somnath Assembly constituency

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

Somnath
Constituency No. 90 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Gir Somnath
Lok Sabha constituency	Junagadh
Established	1962
Total electors	263,176[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vimal Chudasama
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2022

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2022	Vimal Chudasama		Indian National Congress
2017[5]
2014^	Jasabhai Barad		Bharatiya Janata Party
2012			Indian National Congress
2007	Vira Jotava		Bharatiya Janata Party
2002	Jesabhai Bhanabhai Barad		Indian National Congress
1998	Chunilal Kanji Gohel		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Jashubhai Dhanabhai Barad		Indian National Congress
1990			Janata Dal
1985	Baloch M. F.		Indian National Congress
1980	Rudabhai Devshi Vadher		Janata Party
1975	Shiekh Avashabegumsaheb Mohammed Ali		Indian National Congress
1972	Kesar Bhagvan Dodiya
1967	K. B. Dodiya		Swatantra Party
1962	Ramanlal Prabhudas Shah		Indian National Congress

^By poll

Election results

2022

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Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Somnath Assembly constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chudasama Vimalbhai Kanabhai	73,819	38.2	−15.01
	BJP	Mansinhbhai Meramanbhai Parmar	72,891	37.72	−4.03
	AAP	Jagmalbhai Jadavbhai Vala[6]	33,235	17.2	New
	Independent	Ishwarlal Kanjibhai Soneri	7,381	3.82	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,530	0.79	−1.37
Majority			922	0.1	−0.1
Turnout			1,93,263	60	−15.98
Registered electors			2,35,083	[7]
	INC hold		Swing	-0.48

2017

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Somnath^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vimalbhai Chudasama	94,914	--	−−
	BJP	Jasabhai Barad	74,464	--	−−
Majority
Turnout			1,78,617	75.98
Registered electors			235,083	[5]
	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

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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

• List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Gujarat Legislative Assembly