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Assembly constituency 79 · Gujarat

Jamnagar South is assembly constituency number 79 in Gujarat, in Jamnagar district, and one of the segments of the Jamnagar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 65.1% of the vote, 62,697 votes ahead of Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai (INC).

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Jamnagar South · 2022AC 79
  1. 01
    Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai
    BJP
    86,492
    65.12%
  2. 02
    Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai
    INC
    23,795
    17.92%
  3. 03
    Vishal Rajbal Tyagi
    AAP
    16,585
    12.49%
  4. 04
    Chauhan Juned Abdul Rajak
    Independent
    1,109
    0.83%
  5. 05
    Makuben Kishorbhai Rathod (meenaben)
    BSP
    866
    0.65%
  6. 9 other candidates · 1,786 votesNOTA · 2,182 (1.64%)

Margin 62,697 votes · 47.21% of valid votes

2,30,816
Registered electors
2022 election
57.6%
Turnout
-6.9 pts vs 2017
62,697
Victory margin
47.2% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,32,815 valid votes, NOTA included.

Jamnagar South 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Akbari Divyeshbhai RanchhodbhaiMale · 44 yrsBJP86,492
65.12%
2Kathiriya Manojbhai GordhanbhaiMale · 43 yrsINC23,795
17.92%
3Vishal Rajbal TyagiMale · 33 yrsAAP16,585
12.49%
—NOTANOTA2,182
1.64%
4Chauhan Juned Abdul RajakMale · 33 yrsIndependent1,109
0.83%
5Makuben Kishorbhai Rathod (meenaben)Female · 40 yrs · SCBSP866
0.65%
6Parmar Arjunbhai KarshanbhaiMale · 89 yrs · SCIndependent383
0.29%
7Abjal Mamadbhai BhayaMale · 28 yrsIndependent277
0.21%
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8Gohel Mukesh VajubhaiMale · 49 yrsGNNS260
0.20%
9Pattani Chandrakant MohanlalMale · 63 yrsIndependent205
0.15%
10Kamleshkumar Jentilal HirparaMale · 39 yrsBNJD200
0.15%
11Chauhan Bharatbhai MohanbhaiMale · 43 yrs · SCIndependent166
0.12%
12Jitesh Babubhai RathodMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent121
0.09%
13Kadari Mahmad Hushen AarifmiyaMale · 33 yrsIndependent91
0.07%
14Alimamad Ishak PalaniMale · 41 yrsIndependent83
0.06%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2017.

0%20%40%60%20172022BJP 65.1%INC 17.9%AAP 12.5%BSP 0.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Akbari Divyeshbhai RanchhodbhaiBJP · 65.1% · margin 62,697Turnout57.6%
2017Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu (r.c.faldu)BJP · 53.8% · margin 16,349Turnout64.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Jamnagar South result 2017

Jamnagar South 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu (r.c.faldu)BJP71,718
53.84%
2Ashok LalINC55,369
41.57%
—NOTANOTA2,326
1.75%
3Ashvinbhai Nathabhai ChavdaBSP1,627
1.22%
4Khafi Bodubhai IsmailJD(U)489
0.37%
5Brijesh Vijaybhai Nanda (munnabhai)Shiv Sena415
0.31%
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6Zala Jaydip SubhashbhaiIndependent360
0.27%
7Parmar Devji JethabhaiIndependent336
0.25%
8Ku. Jagrutiben Nautamlal Vyas (advocate)AINHCP276
0.21%
9Chandra Hemlataben JavaharbhaiIndependent145
0.11%
10Jaydevsinh Jilubha ChauhanIndependent142
0.11%
Map

Jamnagar South outlined in orange among the other Gujarat seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Jamnagar district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Jamnagar South is one of the assembly segments of Jamnagar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jamnagar candidates.

  • Poonamben Hematbhai MaadamBJP87,507 65.2%
  • Advocate J. P. MaraviyaINC43,162 32.1%
  • Jaysukh Nathubhai PingalsurBSP1,287 1.0%
  • Kanzariya Ranchhodbhai NaranbhaiVKVIP405 0.3%
  • Vijaysinh Pravinsinh JadejaIndependent337 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 44,345 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jamnagar South.

Who won the Jamnagar South assembly seat in 2022?

Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Jamnagar South in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 86,492 votes, which was 65.12% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Jamnagar South?

The margin was 62,697 votes (47.21% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai of the Indian National Congress with 23,795 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Jamnagar South in 2022?

Turnout was 57.63%: 1,33,020 of 2,30,816 registered electors voted, across 197 polling stations. That is 6.9 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jamnagar South part of?

Jamnagar South is an assembly segment of the Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Jamnagar South a reserved constituency?

No. Jamnagar South is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Jamnagar South?

The Gujarat assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Gujarat assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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