Porbandar Assembly constituency
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Porbandar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[3][4] It is part of Porbandar district. Since December 2022 MLA from Porbandar is Arjun Modhvadia of Bhartiya Janata Party.
| Porbandar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 83 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Porbandar |
| LS constituency | Porbandar |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 266,218[2] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Extent of the constituency
editSince 2006, this assembly seat represents[4] Porbandar Taluka (Part) Villages – Bhetkadi, Advana, Simar, Rojhivada, Ishvariya, Bhomiyavadar, Sodhana, Shingda, Sisli, Miyani – Bhavpara, Vadala, Ambarama, Fatana, Majivana, Kunvadar, Morana, Paravada, Nagka, Bavalvav, Natvarnagar, Khambhodar, Kindar Kheda, Modhvada, Sakhpur, Tukda Miyani, Visavada, Palkhada, Keshav, Bagvadar, Vachhoda, Khistri, Vinjhrana, Godhana, Sinhjhar Nes, Katvana, Beran, Bharvada, Baradiya, Ratdi, Kantela, Shrinagar, Rinavada, Simani, Bakharla, Boricha, Pandavadar, Degam, Kuchhdi, Zaver, Kolikhada, Bokhira, Porbandar (M), Khapat, Chhaya (M).
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Image | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad[5] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Maldevji M Odedara | |||
| 1975 | Thakarar Vasanji Kheraj | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 1980 | Lakhani Shashikant Anandlal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Agath Laxmanbhai Bhimbhai | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Lakhani Shashikant Anandlal | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Babubhai Bokhiria[6] | 
|
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | ||||
| 2002 | Arjun Modhwadia[6] | .jpg)
|
Indian National Congress | |
| 2007 | ||||
| 2012 | Babubhai Bokhiria[6] |
|
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2017 | ||||
| 2022 | Arjun Modhwadia |
|
Indian National Congress | |
| 2024^ | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
edit2024 by-election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arjun Modhwadia | 133,163 | 85.96 |  41.52
| |
| INC | Odadera Raju Bhima | 16,355 | 10.56 |  38.8
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,633 | 1.7 | 0.03
| |
| Independent | Jungi Jivan Ranchhod | 1,089 | 0.7 | New | |
| Independent | Rasik Ghela Mangera | 806 | 0.52 | New | |
| Independent | Ashvin Devaji Motivaras | 477 | 0.31 | New | |
| Independent | Dilawar Lakha Jokhia | 386 | 0.25 | New | |
| Majority | 1,16,808 | 75.4 | 70.48
| ||
| Turnout | 1,54,909 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Arjun Modhwadia | 82056 | 49.36 | ||
| BJP | Babubhai Bokhiria | 73875 | 44.44 | ||
| AAP | Jeevan Jungi | 5319 | 3.2 | ||
| RRP | Rajesh Gaurishankar Pandya | 128 | 0.08 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2769 | 1.67 | ||
| Majority | 8181 | 4.92 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 261,870 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Babubhai Bokhiria | 72,430 | 47.03 | −6.12 | |
| INC | Arjun Modhwadia | 70,575 | 45.82 | +4.42 | |
| BSP | Anandbhai Maru | 4,337 | 2.82 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,433 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 1,855 | 1.21 | −10.53 | ||
| Turnout | 1,54,014 | 64.74 | −3.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 237,908 | [10] | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Babubhai Bokhiria | 77,604 | 53.15 | ||
| INC | Arjun Modhwadia | 60,458 | 41.40 | ||
| Majority | 17,146 | 11.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,46,019 | 68.69 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Porbandar Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner and Runner-up".
- ^ a b c "Porbandar Constituencywise Result". 12 December 2006.
- ^ Election Commission of India (5 June 2024). "2024 Bye Election Results - Porbandar". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
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External links
edit- "Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.