Back to Gujarat 2017 map
Gujarat · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2017
Porbandar
Winner — 2017
BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.0%INC 45.8%10 others 7.1%
Votes
72,430
47.0% share
Winning margin
1,855
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.8%
of 2,37,843
Porbandar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,855 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABUBHAI BHIMABHAI BOKHIRIYA | BJP (NDA) | 72,430 | 47.0% |
| 2 | ARJUNBHAI DEVABHAI MODHVADIYA | UPA | 70,575 | 45.8% |
| 3 | AANANDBHAI HAJABHAI MARU | BSP | 4,337 | 2.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,433 | 2.2% |
| 5 | MODHVADIYA ARJANBHAI VIRAMBHAI | IND | 836 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ODEDARA GANGABHAI MALDEBHAI | JD(U) | 656 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SUNIL MODHA | IND | 495 | 0.3% |
| 8 | BOKHIRIYA VASTABHAI ARJANBHAI | IND | 330 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DASA RAMA LAKHMANBHAI | AINHCP | 287 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BHADRECHA PINTUBHAI RAMJI | IND | 272 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAJESH GAURISHANKAR PANDYA | 209 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | UNADKAT PRAKASHBHAI VALLABHDAS | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
.png){kind=small}
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.1% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
113th of 182How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 182How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
63rd of 182Where does the house stand?
SEAT
182 seats · 92 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.0%INC 45.8%OTH 4.9%NOTA 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,85,449
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,316 km²
SC population8.8%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.9%Muslim 5.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water62.1%
Electricity93.8%
Sanitation57.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.2%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.9%
Health insurance42.1%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine (Queen Fish)
🛕
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.