Kalavad Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Kalavad

| mla = Meghjibhai Amarabhai Chavda

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| state = Gujarat

| district = Jamnagar

| loksabha_cons = Jamnagar

| reservation = SC

| electors = {{formatnum:233479}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14750-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 18 April 2023}}{{update after|2028|2}}

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 76

}}

Kalavad is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125011107/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2014 |title=Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014 |access-date= 1 June 2021|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent |date=12 December 2006 |website=Election Commission of India |publisher=Delimitation Commission of India |pages=2–31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 February 2017 }} It is part of Jamnagar district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent |date=12 December 2006 |website=Election Commission of India |publisher=Delimitation Commission of India |pages=2–31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 February 2017 }}

  1. Kalavad Taluka
  2. Jodiya Taluka (Part) Villages – Ranjitpar, Untbet-Shampar, Zinzuda, Rajpar, Fadsar, Bela, Rampar (Padabekad), Kothariya, Amran, Kharachiya, Kerali, Fatsar, Jivapar, Badanpar (Amran), Dhudkot, Mavnugam, Dudhai, Manamora, Bhimkata, Jamsar, Sampar, Ambala, Koyli, Padana, Jiragadh, Tarana, Madhapar, Balambha, Keshiya, Manpar, Morana, Meghpar, Jasapar, Bodka, Pithad, Gajdi, Rasnal, Timbdi.
  3. Dhrol Taluka – Entire taluka except villages – Chhalla, Golita.
  4. Paddhari Taluka (Part) of Rajkot District Villages – Khokhri, Jivapar.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year

!Member

!Picture

!colspan="2"|Party

1980

|Patel Bhimjibhai Vasrambhai

|

|{{Full party name with colour|Independent}}

1985

|Keshubhai Patel{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html/|title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 1985|website=Elections in India}}

|

|{{Full party name with colour |Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}

1990

|rowspan=2|Patel Raghavji Hansraj

|rowspan=2|

1995
1998

|rowspan=3|Ranchhodbhai Faldu

|rowspan=3|

2002
2007
2012

|Meghjibhai Chavda

|

2017

| Musadiya Pravinbhai Narashibhai

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
2022

| Meghji Amarabhai Chavda

|{{Full party name with color| Bharatiya Janata Party}}

Election results

= 2022 =

{{Election box begin|

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{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Meghji Chavda|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=59292|percentage=45.22|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dr. Jignesh Solanki|party=Aam Aadmi Party|votes=43442|percentage=33.13|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pravin Narashibhai Musadiya|party=Indian National Congress|votes=24337|percentage=18.56|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=2127|percentage=1.62|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=15,850|percentage=12.09|change=}}

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

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= 2017 =

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=2012=

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{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Meghjibhai Chavda|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=49027|percentage=36.47|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dr. Dinesh Parmar|party=Indian National Congress|votes=42908|percentage=31.92|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=6119|percentage=4.55|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=134442|percentage=68.98|change=}}

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See also

References

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{{Jamnagar district}}