Porbandar Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Porbandar
| mla = Arjun Modhwadia{{Cite web|title=Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/gujarat/arjun-modhwadia-congress-leader-resigns-from-gujarat-assembly-join-bjp-lok-sabha-elections-latest-updates-2024-03-04-919845|work=IndiaTV|access-date=4 March 2024}}
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = Gujarat
| district = Porbandar
| loksabha_cons = Porbandar
| established = 1962
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:266218}}{{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 = 83
}}
Porbandar 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}} It is part of Porbandar district. Since December 2022 MLA from Porbandar is Arjun Modhvadia of Bhartiya Janata Party.
Extent of the constituency
Since 2006, this assembly seat represents{{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}} 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Year
!Member !Image !colspan="2"|Party | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/porbandar.html|title = Porbandar Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner and Runner-up}} | |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1967 | Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad | |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1972 | Maldevji M Odedara | |
| 1975 | Thakarar Vasanji Kheraj | |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |
| 1980 | Lakhani Shashikant Anandlal | |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |
| 1985 | Agath Laxmanbhai Bhimbhai | |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1990 | Lakhani Shashikant Anandlal | |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 1995
|rowspan=2| Babubhai Bokhiria{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0683.htm?ac=83|title=Porbandar Constituencywise Result|last=|first=|date=12 December 2006}} | rowspan=2| 75px
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} | |
| 1998 | ||
| 2002
|rowspan=2| Arjun Modhwadia | rowspan=2|75px
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2012
|rowspan=2| Babubhai Bokhiria | rowspan=2|75px
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} | |
| 2017 | ||
| 2022
|rowspan=2| Arjun Modhwadia | 75px
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | |
| 2024^ | |{{Full party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin|
|title=Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Porbandar{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Bye Election Results - Porbandar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJune2024/candidateswise-S0683.htm |access-date=7 August 2024 |date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807142648/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultByeJune2024/candidateswise-S0683.htm |archive-date=7 August 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arjun Modhwadia
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 1,33,163
|percentage = 85.96
|change = {{increase}}41.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Odadera Raju Bhima
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 16,355
|percentage = 10.56
|change = {{decrease}}38.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the Above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2,633
|percentage = 1.7
|change = {{increase}}0.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jungi Jivan Ranchhod
|party = Independent
|votes = 1,089
|percentage = 0.7
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rasik Ghela Mangera
|party = Independent
|votes = 806
|percentage = 0.52
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ashvin Devaji Motivaras
|party = Independent
|votes = 477
|percentage = 0.31
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Dilawar Lakha Jokhia
|party = Independent
|votes = 386
|percentage = 0.25
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,16,808
|percentage = 75.4
|change = {{increase}}70.48
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,54,909
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2022 =
{{Election box begin|
|title=Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Porbandar Assembly constituency{{cite web |title=Gujarat Legislative Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/72-gujarat/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}{{Cite web |date=17 January 2023 |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14750-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2022/|website=Election Commission of India}} }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arjun Modhwadia
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 82056
|percentage = 49.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Babubhai Bokhiria
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 73875
|percentage = 44.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Jeevan Jungi
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 5319
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rajesh Gaurishankar Pandya
|party = Right to Recall Party
|votes = 128
|percentage = 0.08
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 2769
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8181
|percentage = 4.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:261870}}
|ref=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2017=
{{Election box begin | title=Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Porbandar{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3841-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 11 July 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Babubhai Bokhiria
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 72,430
|percentage = 47.03
|change = -6.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arjun Modhwadia
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 70,575
|percentage = 45.82
|change = +4.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Anandbhai Maru
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|votes = 4,337
|percentage = 2.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate =None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 3,433
|percentage = 2.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,855
|percentage = 1.21
|change = -10.53
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,54,014
|percentage = 64.74
|change = -3.95
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:237908}}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012=
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Porbandar}}{{Cite web |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 June 2014 |archive-date=26 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126215052/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Babubhai Bokhiria
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 77,604
|percentage = 53.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arjun Modhwadia
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 60,458
|percentage = 41.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,146
|percentage = 11.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,46,019
|percentage = 68.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
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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Category:Assembly constituencies of Gujarat