Porbandar Assembly constituency

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 Arjun Modhwadia[2]
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	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[6]			Bharatiya Janata Party
1998
2002	Arjun Modhwadia[6]			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

Gujarat Legislative Assembly by-election, 2024: Porbandar^[7]

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

Gujarat Assembly election, 2022: Porbandar Assembly constituency^[8][9]

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

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Porbandar^[10]

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

^[11]

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 also

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