Porbandar Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Porbandar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 83 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Porbandar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Porbandar |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 266,218[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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 | Image | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad[5] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | ||||
| 1972 | Maldevji M Odedara | |||
| 1975 | Vasanji Kheraj Thakrar | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 1980 | Shashikant Anandlal Lakhani | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Laxmanbhai Bhimbhai Agath | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Shashikant Anandlal Lakhani | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Babubhai Bokhiria[6] |  |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 | ||||
| 2002 | Arjun Modhwadia[6] | .jpg) |
Indian National Congress | |
| 2007 | ||||
| 2012 | Babubhai Bokhiria[6] | |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2017 | ||||
| 2022 | Arjun Modhwadia | |
Indian National Congress | |
| 2024^ | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
2024 by-election
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||