Bhavnagar Rural Assembly constituency

Bhavnagar Rural is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.^[2][3] It is part of Bhavnagar district. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Parshottam Solanki of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Bhavnagar Rural
Constituency No. 103 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Bhavnagar
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhavnagar
Established	2008
Total electors	296,290[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Parshottam Solanki
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,^[4]

1. Bhavnagar Taluka (Part) Villages – Rajgadh, Velavadar, Mithapar, Kanatalav, Adhelai, Bhadbhid, Ganeshgadh, Kotda, Jashavantpar, Gundala, Sanes, Savaikot, Savainagar, Nava Madhiya, Khetakhatli, Narbad, Kalatalav, Juna Madhiya, Devaliya, Paliyad, Undevi, Kamlej, Kardej, Bhojpura, Shampara Kho, Sodvadra, Shedhavadar, Fariyadka, Sidsar, Shampara(Sidsar), Adhewada, Budhel, Bhuteshwar, Bhumbhali, Thordi, Kobdi, Pithalpar, Rampar, Surka, Juna Ratanpar, Nava Ratanpar, Gundi, Vavdi, Sartanpar, Bhadi, Bhandariya, Nagdhaniba, Alapar, Bhadbhediya, Koliyak, Hathab, Khadsaliya, Thalsar, Lakhanka
2. Ghogha Taluka – Entire taluka except village – Lakadiya
3. Sihor Taluka (Part) Villages – Sedarda, Ukharla, Paldi, Navagam (Mota), Maglana, Ghanghali, Bhangadh, Nesda, Bholad, Khakhariya, Vadiya, Usrad, Pipaliya, Nana Surka, Kantodiya, Vav, Songadh, Mota Surka, Kachotiya, Rajpara (Khodiyar), Juna Jaliya, Dhrupka, Mahadevpara, Valavad, Karkoliya, Sar, Khambha, Bhadli, Rabarika, Kajavadar, Sihor (M).

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
2012	Parshottam Solanki		Bharatiya Janata Party
2017
2022

Election results

2022

Gujarat Assembly Election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parshottam Solanki	116,034	63.61	+8.31
	INC	Revatsinh Batukbha Gohil (Hoidad)	42,550	23.33	−18.61
	AAP	Khumansinh Gohil	17,236	9.45	New
Majority			73,484	40.28
Turnout			182407
	BJP hold		Swing

2017

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Bhavnagar Rural^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Parsottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki	89,555	55.30
	INC	Kantibhai Tapubhai Chauhan	58,562	36.16
	NOTA	None of the above	3,463	2.14
Majority			30,993	19.14
Turnout			1,62,025	62.65
	BJP hold		Swing

2012

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2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Bhavnagar Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Purshottam Solanki	83,980	49.78
	INC	Shaktisinh Gohil	65,426	38.79
	IND	Bhaliya Natubhai Kanjibhai	6,625
Majority			18,554	11.00
Turnout			1,68,688	76.23	New
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Gujarat Legislative Assembly
• Bhavnagar district