PORBANDAR
Assembly seat no. 83 in Gujarat · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Gujarat also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PORBANDAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2017
BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIYA
BJP
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 14
Margin, 2017
1,855
1.20% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
INCARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI MODHVADIYA
- Votes
- 70,575
- Vote share
- 45.82%
- Behind by
- 1,855
Electors
2,37,843
Total votes polled
1,54,014
Valid votes
1,54,014
NOTA votes
3,433
2.23% of votes polled
Turnout
64.8%
Full result, 2017
11 candidates · 1,54,014 valid votes
BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIYABJPwon
72,430
47.0%
ARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI MODHVADIYAINC
70,575
45.8%
AANANDBHAI HAJABHAI MARUBSP
4,337
2.8%
MODHVADIYA ARJANBHAI VIRAMBHAIIND
836
0.5%
ODEDARA GANGABHAI MALDEBHAIJD(U)
656
0.4%
SUNIL MODHAIND
495
0.3%
BOKHIRIYA VASTABHAI ARJANBHAIIND
330
0.2%
DASA RAMA LAKHMANBHAIAINHCP
287
0.2%
BHADRECHA PINTUBHAI RAMJIIND
272
0.2%
RAJESH GAURISHANKAR PANDYASHS
209
0.1%
UNADKAT PRAKASHBHAI VALLABHDASIND
154
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia | INC | 82,056 | 49.36% | Babubhai Bhimabhai Bokhiriya | 8,181 |
| 2017 | BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIYA | BJP | 72,430 | 47.03% | ARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI MODHVADIYA | 1,855 |
| 2012 | BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIA | BJP | 77,604 | 53.17% | ARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI MODHAVADIYA | 17,146 |
| 2007 | MODHWADIYA ARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI | INC | 52,515 | 50.60% | ODEDRA SHANTABEN BHARATBHAI | 9,616 |
| 2002 | ARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI MODHAVADIYA | INC | 46,311 | 48.52% | BOKHIRIYA BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI | 4,400 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PORBANDAR assembly constituency in 2022?
Arjunbhai Devabhai Modhwadia (INC) won PORBANDAR in 2022, by a margin of 8,181 votes.
Which party has won PORBANDAR the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PORBANDAR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2022.
Who has won PORBANDAR the most times?
BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIYA, with 2 wins between 1995 and 2017.







