Morbi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Gujarat legislative assembly in India
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Morbi is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Morbi district. It is numbered as 65-Morbi.
| Morbi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Morbi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kachchh |
| Established | 2007 |
| Total electors | 286,905[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]
- 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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kantilal Amrutiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Brijesh Merja | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 (By election) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2022 | Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya[5] | ||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal Bharatiya | 1,14,538 | 59.21 |  14.14 | |
| INC | Patel Jayantilal Jerajbhai | 52,459 | 27.12 |  14.71 | |
| AAP | Pankaj Kantilal Ransariya | 17,544 | 9.07 | New | |
| Independent | Siraj Amirali Popatiya | 2,244 | 1.16 | −−− | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,176 | 0.61 | −−− | |
| Majority | 62,079 | 32.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,93,450 | 67.4 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
A by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Brijesh Merja, resigned from the assembly and his party.[6] He won the by-election as the candidate for the BJP.[7]