Jamnagar South Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
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Jamnagar South is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Jamnagar district and covers a major area of Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.
| Jamnagar South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 79 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Jamnagar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jamnagar |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 230,816[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]
- Jamnagar Taluka (Part) – Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 6, 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Vasuben Trivedi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2017 | Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu[5] | |||
| 2022 | Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai Akbari[6][7] | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Divyesh Akbari | 86,492 | 65.12 | ||
| INC | Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai | 23,795 | 17.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,182 | 1.64 | ||
| AAP | Vishal Rajbal Tyagi | 16,585 | 12.49 | ||
| Majority | 63,349 | 12.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,815 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vasuben Narendrabhai Trivedi | 55,894 | 46.14 | ||
| INC | Jitendra Lal Haridas | 53,042 | 43.79 | ||
| GPP | Sabhaya Tulshibhai Mavjibhai | 5,747 | 4.75 | ||
| SP | Khafi Ashraf Jummabhai | 2,251 | 1.86 | ||
| Majority | 2,852 | 2.35 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,128 | 65.78 | New | ||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||