Gujarat elections 2017, Know your constituency: Somnath

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat is all set to go to polls in two phases on December 9 and 14, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle between the state's ruling BJP and the Congress. 

Somnath is one of the 182 assembly constituencies of Gujarat. It is located in Gir Somnath district. 

This is totally urban seat and covers major area of Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.

The constituency will have 226 polling stations. In 2012 assembly polls, the number of electors for this seat was 218884.

Jasabhai Barad, who had won from Somnath constituency as a Congress candidate, regained this seat in the 2014 by-election after joining BJP.

Result: 

The first phase will be held in 89 of the 182 seats and will cover 19 of 33 districts. 

The notification for the second phase will be issued on November 20 for the remaining 93 assembly seats in 14 districts.

The votes will be counted on December 18, the same day as Himachal Pradesh, where elections were held on November 9.

A total of 50.25 lakh electorate, including 19 lakh women and 14 transgenders, will decide the fate of the candidates.

The poll process in the state started on November 14 with the issue of the gazette notification for the first phase.