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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bhavnagar Rural
| mla = [[Parshottam Solanki]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| state = Gujarat
| district = [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Bhavnagar]]
| established = 2008
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:296290}}<ref name=election2022>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14750-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2022/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2022 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 18 April 2023}}</ref>{{update after|2028|2}}
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 103
}}

'''Bhavnagar Rural''' is one of the 182 [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Gujarat]] state in [[India]].<ref name=gjceo>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125011107/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/PCAC.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2014 |title=Parliament / Assembly constituency wise PS & Electors Detail - Draft Roll - 2014 |access-date= 1 June 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent |date=12 December 2006 |website=Election Commission of India |publisher=Delimitation Commission of India |pages=2–31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 February 2017 }}</ref> It is part of [[Bhavnagar district|Bhavnagar]] district. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is [[Parshottambhai Solanki|Parshottam Solanki]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).

==List of segments==
This assembly seat represents the following segments,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf|title=Gujarat: Order No. 33: Table-A: Assembly constituency and Their Extent|date=12 December 2006|website=Election Commission of India|publisher=Delimitation Commission of India|pages=2–31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015941/http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Gujarat/gujarat.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref>

# Bhavnagar Taluka (Part) Villages – Rajgadh, Velavadar, Mithapar, Kanatalav, Adhelai, Bhadbhid, Ganeshgadh, Kotda, Jashavantpar, Gundala, Sanes, Savaikot, Savainagar, Nava Madhiya, Khetakhatli, Narbad, Kalatalav, Juna Madhiya, Devaliya, Paliyad, Undevi, Kamlej, Kardej, Bhojpura, Shampara Kho, Sodvadra, Shedhavadar, Fariyadka, Sidsar, Shampara(Sidsar), [[Adhewada]], Budhel, Bhuteshwar, Bhumbhali, Thordi, Kobdi, Pithalpar, Rampar, Surka, Juna Ratanpar, Nava Ratanpar, Gundi, Vavdi, Sartanpar, Bhadi, Bhandariya, Nagdhaniba, Alapar, Bhadbhediya, Koliyak, Hathab, Khadsaliya, Thalsar, Lakhanka
# Ghogha Taluka – Entire taluka except village – Lakadiya
# Sihor Taluka (Part) Villages – Sedarda, Ukharla, Paldi, Navagam (Mota), Maglana, Ghanghali, Bhangadh, Nesda, Bholad, Khakhariya, Vadiya, Usrad, Pipaliya, Nana Surka, Kantodiya, Vav, Songadh, Mota Surka, Kachotiya, Rajpara (Khodiyar), Juna Jaliya, Dhrupka, Mahadevpara, Valavad, Karkoliya, Sar, Khambha, Bhadli, Rabarika, Kajavadar, Sihor (M).

==Member of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
| rowspan=3|[[Parshottam Solanki]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
|-
|[[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
|}

==Election results==
===2022===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Gujarat Assembly Election, 2022]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Parshottam Solanki]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 116,034
|percentage = 63.61
|change = +8.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Revatsinh Batukbha Gohil (Hoidad)
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 42,550
|percentage = 23.33
|change = -18.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Khumansinh Gohil
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = 17,236
|percentage = 9.45
|change = ''New''
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 73,484
|percentage = 40.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 182407
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|loser = Indian National Congress
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2017===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]: Bhavnagar Rural<ref name=election2017>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3841-gujarat-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Gujarat General Legislative Election 2017 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 11 July 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Parsottambhai Odhavjibhai Solanki
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes =89,555
|percentage =55.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Kantibhai Tapubhai Chauhan
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 58,562
|percentage = 36.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|party = None of the above
|votes = 3,463
|percentage = 2.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,993
|percentage = 19.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =1,62,025
|percentage = 62.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2012===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Bhavnagar|Bhavnagar Rural]]}} <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2012 to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat |access-date=13 June 2014 |archive-date=26 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126215052/http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Purshottam Solanki]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 83,980
|percentage = 49.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Shaktisinh Gohil]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 65,426
|percentage = 38.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate |
|candidate =Bhaliya Natubhai Kanjibhai
|party = [[Independent politician|IND]]
|votes =6,625
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,554
|percentage = 11.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,68,688
|percentage = 76.23
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Bhavnagar district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of Gujarat Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/72-gujarat/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Gujarat}}
{{Gujarat elections|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Bhavnagar district]]
[[Category:Bhavnagar]]
[[Category:Politics of Gujarat]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]

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