Vidhan Sabha · Assembly constituency 79 of Gujarat

Jamnagar South

GeneralGujaratAC 79Lok Sabha: Jamnagar

2.31LElectors · 2022

57.6%Turnout

14Candidates

3Villages placed

MLA · elected 2022

Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai

BJP · Bharatiya Janata Party

86,492

Votes

65.1%

Vote share

62,697

Margin

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

Election history

Assembly results for Jamnagar South

Contests since the 2008 delimitation, including by-elections where we have them.

Year

Winner & runner-up

Vote %

Margin

2022

Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai BJP

def. Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai (INC)

65.1%

62,697

2017

Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu (R.C.Faldu) BJP

def. Ashok Lal (INC)

53.8%

16,349

2012

Trivedi Vasuben Narendrabhai BJP

def. Lal Jitendra Haridas (Jitu Lal) (INC)

46.2%

2,862

2022 vote share

BJP Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai65.1%

INC Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai17.9%

AAP Vishal Rajbal Tyagi12.5%

Others (11 candidates)2.8%

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University. NOTA excluded.

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

14 candidates

Every candidate, 2022

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
1	Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai	Bharatiya Janata Party	86,492	65.12%
2	Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai	Indian National Congress	23,795	17.92%
3	Vishal Rajbal Tyagi	Aam Aadmi Party	16,585	12.49%
5	Chauhan Juned Abdul Rajak	Independent	1,109	0.83%
6	Makuben Kishorbhai Rathod (Meenaben)	Bahujan Samaj Party	866	0.65%
7	Parmar Arjunbhai Karshanbhai	Independent	383	0.29%
8	Abjal Mamadbhai Bhaya	Independent	277	0.21%
9	Gohel Mukesh Vajubhai	Gujarat Nav Nirman Sena	260	0.20%
10	Pattani Chandrakant Mohanlal	Independent	205	0.15%
11	Kamleshkumar Jentilal Hirpara	Bharatiya National Janta Dal	200	0.15%
12	Chauhan Bharatbhai Mohanbhai	Independent	166	0.12%
13	Jitesh Babubhai Rathod	Independent	121	0.09%
14	Kadari Mahmad Hushen Aarifmiya	Independent	91	0.07%
15	Alimamad Ishak Palani	Independent	83	0.06%

Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University. NOTA votes are not listed.

3 villages

Villages in Jamnagar South

Placed by map location where we have it (✓), otherwise estimated from their mandal (≈). Boundaries are approximate — the voter list is the final word.

Dared
Jamnagar Rural, Jamnagar5,666 ✓Naghedi
Jamnagar Rural, Jamnagar3,758 ✓Kansumara
Jamnagar Rural, Jamnagar2,546 ✓

Boundaries: Assembly constituency boundaries, DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 IN).