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Morbi Assembly constituency

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Morbi
Constituency No. 65 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionWestern India
StateGujarat
DistrictMorbi
Lok Sabha constituencyKachchh
Established2007
Total electors286,905[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2022

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.

List of segments

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This assembly seat represents the following segments[4]

  1. Maliya-Miyana Taluka
  2. 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

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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

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2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Morbi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Amrutiya Kantilal Shivlal Bharatiya 1,14,538 59.21 Increase14.14
INC Patel Jayantilal Jerajbhai 52,459 27.12 Decrease14.71
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

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A 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]

By-election, 2020: Morbi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Brijesh Merja 64,711 45.07 Decrease1.96
INC Jayantilan Jerajbhai Patel 60,062 41.83 Decrease9.14
Majority 4,649 3.24 Increase1.53
Turnout 1,43,577 52.88 Decrease20.56
BJP gain from INC Swing
2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Morbi[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Brijesh Merja 89,396 50.97 Increase4.67
BJP Kantilal Shivlal Amrutiya 85,977 47.03 Decrease0.98
Majority 3,419 1.71 −−−
Turnout 1,75,373 73.44 −−−
INC gain from BJP Swing
2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election: Morbi[9]
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

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