Jamnagar South Assembly constituency

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.

Jamnagar South
Constituency No. 79 for the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Western India
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
LS constituency	Jamnagar
Established	1962
Total electors	230,816[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

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.

Year	Member	Picture	Party
2012	Vasuben Trivedi			Bharatiya Janata Party
2017	Ranchhodbhai Chanabhai Faldu[5]
2022	Akbari Divyeshbhai Ranchhodbhai[6][7]

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 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 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)