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Porbandar is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Porbandar district. Since December 2022 MLA from Porbandar is Arjun Modhvadia of Bhartiya Janata Party.

Extent of the constituency

Since 2006, this assembly seat represents 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			Indian National Congress
1967	Popatlal Dahyabhai Kakkad			Indian National Congress
1972	Maldevji M Odedara
1975	Thakarar Vasanji Kheraj			Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1980	Lakhani Shashikant Anandlal			Indian National Congress
1985	Agath Laxmanbhai Bhimbhai			Indian National Congress
1990	Lakhani Shashikant Anandlal			Janata Dal
1995	Babubhai Bokhiria			Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
2002	Arjun Modhwadia			Indian National Congress
2007
2012	Babubhai Bokhiria			Bharatiya Janata Party
2017
2022	Arjun Modhwadia			Indian National Congress
2024^				Bharatiya Janata Party

• ^ denotes by-election

Election results

2024 by-election

Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Porbandar

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

2017

2012

See also

• List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Gujarat Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Arjun Modhwadia, Congress leader resigns from Gujarat Assembly, likely to join BJP". IndiaTV. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
2. "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
3. "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
4. ^ "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.
5. "Porbandar Election and Results 2017, Candidate list, Winner and Runner-up".
6. ^ "Porbandar Constituencywise Result". 12 December 2006.
7. Election Commission of India (5 June 2024). "2024 Bye Election Results - Porbandar". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
8. "Gujarat Legislative Elections". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. 17 January 2023.
10. ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• "Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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• Assembly constituencies of Gujarat
• Porbandar
• Politics of Gujarat
• Porbandar district
• Constituencies established in 1962
• 1962 establishments in Gujarat