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Assembly constituency 83 · Gujarat

Porbandar is assembly constituency number 83 in Gujarat, in Porbandar * district, and one of the segments of the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia of the Indian National Congress won with 49.4% of the vote, 8,181 votes ahead of Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiriya (BJP). A bye-election on 7 May 2024 was won by Arjun Devabhai Modhwadia (BJP), the current MLA.

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Porbandar · 2022AC 83
  1. 01
    Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia
    INC
    82,056
    49.36%
  2. 02
    Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiriya
    BJP
    73,875
    44.44%
  3. 03
    Jivan Jungi
    AAP
    5,319
    3.20%
  4. 04
    Mukesh Ramji Panjari
    Independent
    674
    0.41%
  5. 05
    Manoj Babu Buddhecha
    Independent
    347
    0.21%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,193 votesNOTA · 2,769 (1.67%)

Margin 8,181 votes · 4.92% of valid votes

2,66,218
Registered electors
2022 election
62.5%
Turnout
-2.3 pts vs 2017
8,181
Victory margin
4.9% of valid votes
Dec 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,66,233 valid votes, NOTA included.

Porbandar 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arjunbhai Devabhai ModhwadiaMale · 66 yrsINC82,056
49.36%
2Babubhai Bhimabhai BokhiriyaMale · 69 yrsBJP73,875
44.44%
3Jivan JungiMale · 67 yrsAAP5,319
3.20%
—NOTANOTA2,769
1.67%
4Mukesh Ramji PanjariMale · 39 yrsIndependent674
0.41%
5Manoj Babu BuddhechaMale · 30 yrsIndependent347
0.21%
6Odedara Lakhanshi DevaMale · 49 yrsIndependent309
0.19%
7Rameshbhai Rajabhai DakiMale · 47 yrsSP231
0.14%
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8Prakashbhai Vallabhdas UnadkatMale · 61 yrsIndependent225
0.14%
9Jethabhai Bhanabhai ChavdaMale · 38 yrs · SCBARESP219
0.13%
10Rajesh Gaurishankar PandyaMale · 53 yrsRTORP128
0.08%
11Odedara Ranmalbhai RambhaiMale · 26 yrsIndependent81
0.05%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2017, INC in 2022.

0%10%20%30%40%50%20172022INC 49.4%BJP 44.4%AAP 3.2%BSP 2.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeArjun Devabhai ModhwadiaBJP · 86.0% · margin 1,16,808Turnout58.6%
2022Arjunbhai Devabhai ModhwadiaINC · 49.4% · margin 8,181Turnout62.5%
2017Babubhai Bhimabhai BokhiriyaBJP · 47.0% · margin 1,855Turnout64.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Porbandar bye-election, 7 May 2024

Turnout 58.6% · 1,54,995 of 2,64,385 electors voted

Porbandar bye-election 2024-05-07 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Arjun Devabhai ModhwadiaBJP1,33,163
85.96%
2Odedara Raju BhimaINC16,355
10.56%
—NOTANOTA2,633
1.70%
3Jungi Jivanbhai RanchhodbhaiIndependent1,089
0.70%
4Rasik Ghela MangeraVKVIP806
0.52%
5Ashvin Devaji MotivarasIndependent477
0.31%
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6Dilawar Lakhabhai JokhiaIndependent386
0.25%

Porbandar result 2017

Porbandar 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Babubhai Bhimabhai BokhiriyaBJP72,430
47.03%
2Arjunbhai Devabhai ModhvadiyaINC70,575
45.82%
3Aanandbhai Hajabhai MaruBSP4,337
2.82%
—NOTANOTA3,433
2.23%
4Modhvadiya Arjanbhai VirambhaiIndependent836
0.54%
5Odedara Gangabhai MaldebhaiJD(U)656
0.43%
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6Sunil ModhaIndependent495
0.32%
7Bokhiriya Vastabhai ArjanbhaiIndependent330
0.21%
8Dasa Rama LakhmanbhaiAINHCP287
0.19%
9Bhadrecha Pintubhai RamjiIndependent272
0.18%
10Rajesh Gaurishankar PandyaShiv Sena209
0.14%
11Unadkat Prakashbhai VallabhdasIndependent154
0.10%
Map

Porbandar 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 Porbandar * district

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

BJPINCAAPSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr. Mansukh MandaviyaBJP1,29,031 85.6%
  • Lalit VasoyaINC16,712 11.1%
  • Nathabhai Bhurabhai OdedraIndependent1,691 1.1%
  • N. P. RathodBSP1,503 1.0%
  • Lakhansi OdedaraVKVIP529 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 1,12,319 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Porbandar.

Who won the Porbandar assembly seat in 2022?

Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Porbandar in the 2022 Gujarat assembly election with 82,056 votes, which was 49.36% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Porbandar?

The margin was 8,181 votes (4.92% of valid votes). The runner-up was Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiriya of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 73,875 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Porbandar in 2022?

Turnout was 62.46%: 1,66,284 of 2,66,218 registered electors voted, across 255 polling stations. That is 2.3 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Porbandar part of?

Porbandar is an assembly segment of the Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Porbandar had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 7 May 2024, Arjun Devabhai Modhwadia (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 1,16,808 votes.

Is Porbandar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Porbandar?

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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