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The results of the Gujarat assembly elections are out. This time the Bharatiya Janata Party has created a new record. In Gujarat, which has 182 assembly seats, 156 BJP candidates won the elections. The Congress suffered the most. The Congress came straight down to 17 from 77 seats. Means Congress had to bear the loss of 60 seats. At the same time, this time only five candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party, which claimed to form the government, could win the elections. The SP candidate won one seat, while the remaining three seats were won by independent candidates.
Congress’s Vimalbhai Kanabhai Chudasama defeated BJP’s Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai Parmar by just 922 votes in the Somnath assembly seat in Gir-Somnath district. BJP candidate got 72,897 votes while Congress got 73,819 votes here. However, NOTA also played a decisive role in this victory of Congress. NOTA got 1,530 votes, more than the margin of victory here. You were at number three. Its candidate Jagmalbhai Jadavbhai Vala got 33,235 votes, which was 17.2 percent of the total votes. The deposits of six candidates, including the BSP candidate, were forfeited. This is the third consecutive victory of the Congress on the Somnath seat.
Congress got victory in 2017
The Congress had won the Somnath seat in the 2017 assembly elections. In this election, Congress made Vimalbhai Kanabhai Chudasama its candidate from this seat. Vimalbhai defeated BJP’s Jashbhai Brar by 20,000 votes. A total of 14 candidates were in the fray here. Apart from these two, the deposits of the remaining 12 candidates were forfeited. Congress was successful in winning here in 2012 as well.
The BJP had last won the Somnath seat in 2007. On the other hand, in 2002, Congress candidates won this seat and in 1998, BJP candidates won this seat. Congress in 1995 and Janata Dal candidate in 1990 hoisted the flag on Somnath seat. And in 1985, MF Baloch of Congress won. The Janata Party had won here in 1980. Whereas, Congress was successful in winning in 1975, 1972 and 1962. In 1967, the Swatantra Party had won here.
In 2017, Congress had won all the four seats in Gir Somnath district.
The assembly seat is one of the four seats under Gir Somnath district. In 2017, the Congress had won all the four seats in the district. The BJP could not win even a single seat here.
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The results of the Gujarat assembly elections are out. This time the Bharatiya Janata Party has created a new record. In Gujarat, which has 182 assembly seats, 156 BJP candidates won the elections. The Congress suffered the most. The Congress came straight down to 17 from 77 seats. Means Congress had to bear the loss of 60 seats. At the same time, this time only five candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party, which claimed to form the government, could win the elections. The SP candidate won one seat, while the remaining three seats were won by independent candidates.
Congress’s Vimalbhai Kanabhai Chudasama defeated BJP’s Mansinghbhai Meramanbhai Parmar by just 922 votes in the Somnath assembly seat in Gir-Somnath district. BJP candidate got 72,897 votes while Congress got 73,819 votes here. However, NOTA also played a decisive role in this victory of Congress. NOTA got 1,530 votes, more than the margin of victory here. You were at number three. Its candidate Jagmalbhai Jadavbhai Vala got 33,235 votes, which was 17.2 percent of the total votes. The deposits of six candidates, including the BSP candidate, were forfeited. This is the third consecutive victory of the Congress on the Somnath seat.
Congress got victory in 2017
The Congress had won the Somnath seat in the 2017 assembly elections. In this election, Congress made Vimalbhai Kanabhai Chudasama its candidate from this seat. Vimalbhai defeated BJP’s Jashbhai Brar by 20,000 votes. A total of 14 candidates were in the fray here. Apart from these two, the deposits of the remaining 12 candidates were forfeited. Congress was successful in winning here in 2012 as well.
The BJP had last won the Somnath seat in 2007. On the other hand, in 2002, Congress candidates won this seat and in 1998, BJP candidates won this seat. Congress in 1995 and Janata Dal candidate in 1990 hoisted the flag on Somnath seat. Whereas, in 1985, MF Baloch of Congress won. In 1980, the Janata Party had won here. Whereas, Congress was successful in winning in 1975, 1972 and 1962. In 1967, the Swatantra Party had won here.
In 2017, Congress had won all the four seats in Gir Somnath district.
The assembly seat is one of the four seats under Gir Somnath district. In 2017, the Congress had won all the four seats in the district. The BJP could not win even a single seat here.