Porbandar Assembly constituency

Porbandar
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
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Arjun Modhwadia
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Last updated October 28, 2024

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.

Extent of the constituency

Since 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

Year	Member
1962	Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad^[5]	Indian National Congress
1967	Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad	Indian National Congress
1972	Maldevji M Odedara	Indian National Congress
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	Babubhai Bokhiria ^[6]	Bharatiya Janata Party
2002	Arjun Modhwadia ^[6]	Indian National Congress
2007	Arjun Modhwadia ^[6]	Indian National Congress
2012	Babubhai Bokhiria ^[6]	Bharatiya Janata Party
2017	Babubhai Bokhiria ^[6]	Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Arjun Modhwadia	Indian National Congress
2024^	Arjun Modhwadia	Bharatiya Janata Party

^ denotes by-election

Election results

2024 by-election

Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Porbandar^[7]
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

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Porbandar Assembly constituency^[8]^[9]
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

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Porbandar^[10]
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

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2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Porbandar
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

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References

↑ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
↑ "Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
↑ "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
1 2 "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".
1 2 3 "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.
1 2 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

"Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[election2022-1] "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[2] "Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 March 2024.

[gjceo-3] "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[delimiation-4] 1 2 "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.

[election.in-5] "Porbandar Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner and Runner-up".

[Porbandar_Constituencywise_Result-6] 1 2 3 "Porbandar Constituencywise Result". 12 December 2006.

[2024_Bye_Election_Results_-_Porbandar-7] 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_Elections_ECI-8] "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

[9] "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 17 January 2023.

[election2017-10] 1 2 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[11] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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