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{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Gujarat State, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name         = Kalavad
| mla          = Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
| party        = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| state      = Gujarat
| district     = [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]
| reservation  = SC
| electors     = {{formatnum:233479}}<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    =  76
}}
'''Kalavad''' 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 [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]] district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled Castes]].
==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>
# Kalavad Taluka
# Jodiya Taluka (Part) Villages – Ranjitpar, Untbet-Shampar, Zinzuda, Rajpar, Fadsar, Bela, Rampar (Padabekad), Kothariya, Amran, Kharachiya, Kerali, Fatsar, Jivapar, Badanpar (Amran), Dhudkot, Mavnugam, Dudhai, Manamora, Bhimkata, Jamsar, Sampar, Ambala, Koyli, Padana, Jiragadh, Tarana, Madhapar, Balambha, Keshiya, Manpar, Morana, Meghpar, Jasapar, Bodka, Pithad, Gajdi, Rasnal, Timbdi.
# Dhrol Taluka – Entire taluka except villages – Chhalla, Golita.
# Paddhari Taluka (Part) of Rajkot District Villages – Khokhri, Jivapar.
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
* 1985 - [[Keshubhai Patel]] (BJP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/1985-election-results.html/|title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 1985|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
*2007 - Ranchhodbhai Faldu, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*2012 - Meghjibhai Chavda, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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!Year
!Member
!Picture
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2017]]
| [[Musadiya Pravinbhai Narashibhai]]<ref name=election2017/> ||
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai ||
|{{Full party name with color| Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}
==Election results==
=== 2022 ===
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{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Gujarat Assembly election, 2022]]:Kalavad Assembly constituency }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate  = Chavda Meghjibhai Amarabhai
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes      = 59292
|percentage = 45.22
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate  = Dr. Jignesh Solanki
|party      = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes      = 43442
|percentage = 33.13
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate  = Pravin Narashibhai Musadiya
|party      = Indian National Congress
|votes      = 24337
|percentage = 18.56
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate  = [[None of the above]]
|party      = None of the above
|votes      = 2127
|percentage = 1.62
|change     =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes      = 15,850
|percentage = 12.09
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{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:230775}}
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner     =  Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser      =  Indian National Congress
|swing      =
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{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022"/>
=== 2017 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election|Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election, 2017]]: Kalavad<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  = Musadiya Pravinbhai Narashibhai
|party      = Indian National Congress
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|party      = None of the above
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===2012===
{{Election box begin | title=[[Gujarat&nbsp;Legislative Assembly election,&nbsp;2012|Gujarat Assembly Election, 2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520125941/https://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/download/Detail_Report_AC2012.pdf|archivedate=2020-05-20|title=GUJARAT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS - 2012, STATISTICAL REPORT|website= ceo.gujarat.gov.in}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate  = Meghjibhai Chavda
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes      = 49027
|percentage = 36.47
|change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate  = Dr. Dinesh Parmar
|party      = Indian National Congress
|votes      = 42908
|percentage = 31.92
|change     =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes      = 6119
|percentage = 4.55
|change     =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes      = 134442
|percentage = 68.98
|change     =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner      = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing      =
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{{Election box end}}
==See also==
* [[List of constituencies of Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Jamnagar district]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Jamnagar district}}
==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}}
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