Jamnagar South Assembly constituency

Jamnagar South
Constituency for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Western India
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
LS constituency Jamnagar
Total electors 230,816
Reservation None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2022

Jamnagar South is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Jamnagar district and covers a major area of Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.

List of segments

This assembly seat represents the following segments,

  1. Jamnagar Taluka (Part) – Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (Part) Ward No. – 6, 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Picture Party
2012 Vasuben Trivedi Bharatiya Janata Party
2017 Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu
2022 Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai

Election results

2022

2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Jamnagar South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai 86,492 65.12
INC Kathiriya Manojbhai Gordhanbhai 23,795 17.92
NOTA None of the above 2,182 1.64
AAP Vishal Rajbal Tyagi 16,585 12.49
Majority 16,349 12.27
Turnout 1,32,815
BJP hold Swing

2017

2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Jamnagar South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu 71,718 53.84
INC Ashok lal 55,369 41.57
NOTA None of the above 2,326 1.75
BSP Ashvinbhai Nathabhai Chavda 1,627 1.22
Majority 16,349 12.27
Turnout 1,33,357 64.55
BJP hold Swing

2012

2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Jamnagar South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vasuben Narendrabhai Trivedi 55,894 46.14
INC Jitendra Lal Haridas 53,042 43.79
GPP Sabhaya Tulshibhai Mavjibhai 5,747 4.75
SP Khafi Ashraf Jummabhai 2,251 1.86
Majority 2,852 2.35
Turnout 1,21,128 65.78 New
BJP win (new seat)

See also