Morbi Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Gujarat legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Morbi
| mla = Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2022
| state = Gujarat
| district = Morbi
| loksabha_cons = Kachchh
| established = 2007
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:286905}}{{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 = 65
}}
Morbi 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 |format=PDF |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 Morbi district. It is numbered as 65-Morbi.
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|format=PDF|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=|access-date=12 February 2017}}
- Maliya-Miyana Taluka
- Morbi Taluka (Part) Villages – Sokhda, Bahadurgadh, Nava Nagdavas, Piludi, Rapar, Aniyari, Jetpar, Vaghpar, Juna Nagdavas, Gungan, Gala, Sapar, Jasmatgadh, Chakampar, Zinkiyali, Jivapar Chakampar, Kerala, Haripar, Nava Sadulka, Ravapar Nadi, Juna Sadulka, Bela Rangpar, Rangpar, Sanala (Talaviya), Timbdi, Dharampur, Amreli, Mahendranagar, Madhapar, Bhadiyad, Morbi (M), Trajpar
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Election
!Member !colspan="2"|Party |
|---|
| 2007
| rowspan=2 | Kantilal Amrutiya | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party| rowspan=2}} |
| 2012 |
| 2017
| rowspan=2 | Brijesh Merja |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2020 (By election)
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party | rowspan=2}} |
| 2022
| Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya{{cite web |title=2022 Gujrat Assembly Election Results - Morbi|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0665.htm?ac=65 |website=www.results.eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=8 December 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208161710/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenDec2022/ConstituencywiseS0665.htm?ac=65 |archivedate=8 December 2022}} |
Election results
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin|
|title=2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Morbi}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal Bharatiya
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,14,538
|percentage = 59.21
|change = {{increase}}14.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Patel Jayantilal Jerajbhai
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 52,459
|percentage = 27.12
|change = {{decrease}}14.71
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Pankaj Kantilal Ransariya
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 17,544
|percentage = 9.07
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Siraj Amirali Popatiya
|party = Independent
|votes = 2,244
|percentage = 1.16
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 1,176
|percentage = 0.61
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 62,079
|percentage = 32.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,93,450
|percentage = 67.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2020=
A by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Brijesh Merja, resigned from the assembly and his party.{{cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/third-wicket-down-congress-brijesh-merja-resigns-from-his-post-ahead-of-rajya-sabha-polls-in-gujarat |title=Third wicket down: Congress' Brijesh Merja resigns from his post ahead of RS polls in Gujarat |date= |author= |access-date= 7 May 2021}} He won the by-election as the candidate for the BJP.{{cite news|last1=India Today|title=Gujarat Bypoll Results 2020: BJP wins all 8 seats, Congress turncoat bags Abdasa seat|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/gujarat-bypoll-results-live-updates-news-bjp-congress-byelection-1739605-2020-11-10|accessdate=5 October 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005140700/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/gujarat-bypoll-results-live-updates-news-bjp-congress-byelection-1739605-2020-11-10|archivedate=5 October 2023|language=en}}{{Election box begin | title=By-election, 2020: Morbi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Brijesh Merja
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 64,711
|percentage = 45.07
|change = {{decrease}}1.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jayantilan Jerajbhai Patel
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 60,062
|percentage = 41.83
|change = {{decrease}}9.14
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,649
|percentage = 3.24
|change = {{increase}}1.53
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,43,577
|percentage = 52.88
|change = {{decrease}}20.56
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser = Indian National Congress
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2017=
{{Election box begin | title=2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Morbi{{cite web |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2017.pdf |format=PDF |title=Gujarat Assembly Elections -2017 |publisher=Ceo.gujarat.gov.in |accessdate=}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Brijesh Merja
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 89,396
|percentage = 50.97
|change = {{increase}}4.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 85,977
|percentage = 47.03
|change = {{decrease}}0.98
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,419
|percentage = 1.71
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,75,373
|percentage = 73.44
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Morbi{{cite web |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |format=PDF |title=Gujarat Assembly Elections -2012 |publisher=Ceo.gujarat.gov.in |accessdate=2015-03-10}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kantilal Amrutiya
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 77,386
|percentage = 48.01
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Brijesh Merja
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 74,626
|percentage = 46.30
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,760
|percentage = 1.71
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,61,183
|percentage = 73.44
|change = ---
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/72-gujarat/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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