Morbi is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India.[2][3] It is part of Morbi district. It is numbered as 65-Morbi.
| Morbi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Western India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Morbi |
| LS constituency | Kachchh |
| Established | 2007 |
| Total electors | 286,905[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
List of segments
editThis assembly seat represents the following segments[4]
- Maliya-Miyana Taluka
- Morbi Taluka (Part) Villages – Sokhda, Bahadurgadh, Nava Nagdavas, Piludi, Rapar, Aniyari, Jetpar, Vaghpar, Juna Nagdavas, Gungan, Gala, Sapar, Jasmatgadh, Chakampar, Zinkiyali, Jivapar Chakampar, Kerala, Haripar, Nava Sadulka, Ravapar Nadi, Juna Sadulka, Bela Rangpar, Rangpar, Sanala (Talaviya), Timbdi, Dharampur, Amreli, Mahendranagar, Madhapar, Bhadiyad, Morbi (M), Trajpar
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kantilal Amrutiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Brijesh Merja | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 (By election) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2022 | Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya[5] | ||
Election results
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal Bharatiya | 1,14,538 | 59.21 |  14.14
| |
| INC | Patel Jayantilal Jerajbhai | 52,459 | 27.12 |  14.71
| |
| AAP | Pankaj Kantilal Ransariya | 17,544 | 9.07 | New | |
| Independent | Siraj Amirali Popatiya | 2,244 | 1.16 | −−− | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,176 | 0.61 | −−− | |
| Majority | 62,079 | 32.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,93,450 | 67.4 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
editA by-election was needed as the sitting MLA, Brijesh Merja, resigned from the assembly and his party.[6] He won the by-election as the candidate for the BJP.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Brijesh Merja | 64,711 | 45.07 | 1.96
| |
| INC | Jayantilan Jerajbhai Patel | 60,062 | 41.83 | 9.14
| |
| Majority | 4,649 | 3.24 | 1.53
| ||
| Turnout | 1,43,577 | 52.88 | 20.56
| ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2017
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Brijesh Merja | 89,396 | 50.97 | 4.67
| |
| BJP | Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya | 85,977 | 47.03 | 0.98
| |
| Majority | 3,419 | 1.71 | −−− | ||
| Turnout | 1,75,373 | 73.44 | −−− | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kantilal Amrutiya | 77,386 | 48.01 | −−− | |
| INC | Brijesh Merja | 74,626 | 46.30 | −−− | |
| Majority | 2,760 | 1.71 | −−− | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,183 | 73.44 | −−− | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly Constituency and Their Extent" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Delimitation Commission of India. 12 December 2006. pp. 2–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "2022 Gujrat Assembly Election Results - Morbi". www.results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Third wicket down: Congress' Brijesh Merja resigns from his post ahead of RS polls in Gujarat". Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ India Today. "Gujarat Bypoll Results 2020: BJP wins all 8 seats, Congress turncoat bags Abdasa seat". Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Gujarat Assembly Elections -2017" (PDF). Ceo.gujarat.gov.in.
- ^ "Gujarat Assembly Elections -2012" (PDF). Ceo.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
External links
edit- "Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.