Porbandar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Porbandar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Porbandar district.

Porbandar
Constituency
for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
DistrictPorbandar
StateGujarat
Electorate237,908[1][needs update]
Lok Sabha ConstituencyPorbandar
Current constituency
Created2017
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
MLABabubhai Bokhiria
ReservationNone

List of segmentsEdit

This assembly seat represents the following segments,[3]

  1. 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).

Member of Legislative AssemblyEdit

Year Member Picture Party
2017 Babubhai Bokhiria[1][5] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election resultsEdit

2017Edit

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Porbandar[1]
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
BJP hold Swing

2012Edit

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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Parliament / Assembly Constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "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.
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/porbandar.html
  5. "Porbandar Constituencywise Result". 12 December 2006.
  6. http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf

Coordinates: 21°38′N 69°38′E / 21.63°N 69.63°E / 21.63; 69.63