Bhavnagar West Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Bhavnagar West is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Bhavnagar district.
| Bhavnagar West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 105 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhavnagar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 264,681[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
This assembly seat represents the following segments,[4]
- Bhavnagar Taluka (Part) Villages – Nari, Vartej (CT)
- Bhavnagar Taluka (Part) – Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jitu Vaghani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2022 | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jitu Vaghani | 85,188 | 52.7 | ||
| INC | Kishorsinh Kumbhajibhai Gohil | 43266 | 26.77 | ||
| AAP | Raju Solanki | 26408 | 16.34 | New | |
| BSP | Dineshbhai Lakhabhai Rathod | 674 | 0.42 | ||
| CPI | Shekh Yunusbhai Mohamed Zakariya | 461 | 0.29 | ||
| Vyavastha Parivartan Party | Baraiya Gobarbhai Kanjibhai | 286 | 0.18 | ||
| CPI(M) | Manharbhai Kanjibhai Rathod | 251 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 41,922 | 25.93 | |||
| Turnout | 161650 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jitendra Vaghani | 92,584 | 66.57 | ||
| INC | Mansukhbhai Kanani | 38,691 | 27.82 | ||
| IND | Salimbhai Adambhai Mehtar | 2,765 | 1.99 | ||
| Majority | 53,893 | 38.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,070 | 67.78 | |||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||