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Gujarat Election Results highlights: BJP wins 25, Cong breaks decade long jinx
Gujarat Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: The counting is being held for the 25 out of 26 Lok Sabha seats.
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Gujarat Lok Sabha election results LIVE Updates: The counting of votes for the 25 out of 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat began at 8 am on Tuesday, June 4. Over 250 candidates contested these elections, which witnessed 60.13% voter turnout. Follow Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates...Read More
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mukesh Dalal was declared an uncontested winner from Surat seat after the nomination form of the Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected over irregularities in the signature of proposers and other candidates withdrew from the fray before the polls. Polling was held for the remaining 25 seats in the third of the seven phase mammoth elections on May 7.
Prominent candidates from Gujarat include union home minister Amit Shah who is up against Congress' Sonal Patel. Meanwhile, in Rajkot, BJP's Parshottam Rupala is facing off against Congress' Paresh Dhanani. Porbandar's constituency is seeing BJP's Mansukh Mandaviya against Congress' Lalitbhai Vasoya. Anand is witnessing BJP's Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel against Congress' Amitbhai Chavda. In Bhavnagar, BJP's Nimu Bambhania is up against AAP's Umesh Makwana.
The Congress, which is contesting the elections in alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), is hoping to prevent division of opposition votes in order to prevent BJP from repeating its sweeping performance of 2014 and 2019. As part of the alliance, the Congress, which has fielded four sitting and eight former MLAs, got 24 seats (including Surat), while the AAP has been given Bhavnagar and Bharuch.
The BJP is looking to repeat its sweep in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. In the 2019 and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the saffron camp has emerged victorious on all 26 seats.
State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi said 56 counting observers, 30 election officers and 180 assistant election officers would be on duty during the counting. In addition to this, 614 assistant election officers have been assigned the responsibility for postal ballots.
The BJP's campaign, in a state considered its strongest base, was led by PM Modi and Shah. For the Congress, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among the star campaigners, along with Mallikarjun Kharge. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP's campaign saw rallies by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as well as senior leaders Sanjay Singh and Gopal Yadav. Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of the Delhi CM who is in jail in connection with an excise policy-linked case, also held a roadshow in Bharuch.
During the campaign, the BJP had to face the ire of the Kshatriya community over a remark made by Rupala in Rajkot. He had claimed that several rulers from the community had "roti and beti" (marriage and trade) relations with the British and other foreign invaders.
Rupala was pitted against former Congress MLA Paresh Dhanani, who defeated him in the 2002 assembly polls.
Several leaders from the community had appealed to their brethren to forgive Rupala for the remark and vote for the BJP for the sake of the nation and PM Modi.
What does the exit polls indicate?
According to Axis My India-India Today exit polls, BJP is expected to get around 25-26 seats, whereas INDIA bloc will get 0 to 1 seats. According to Today's Chanakya, BJP will get around 27 seats in Gujarat, while Congress-AAP alliance, i.e., INDIA Bloc will get 0 to 2 seats.
List of constituencies in Gujarat:
There are a total of 26 constituencies in Gujarat.
Ahmedabad East
Ahmedabad West
Amreli
Anand
Banaskantha
Bardoli
Bharuch
Bhavnagar
Chhota Udaipur
Dahod
Gandhinagar
Jamnagar
Junagadh
Kachchh
Kheda
Mahesana
Navsari
Panchmahal
Patan
Porbandar
Rajkot
Sabarkantha
Surat
Surendranagar
Vadodara
Valsad
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: C R Patil wins Navasari seat
BJP state unit chief C R Patil wins Navasari seat by a margin of 7.73 lakh votes.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah wins Gandhinagar
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah wins Gandhinagar by over 7 lakh votes
Union home minister Amit Shah wins Gandhinagar seat by over 7 lakh votes
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: C R Patil leading with margin of 7,67,969
State BJP chief C R Patil is leading with margin of 7,67,969
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Parshottam Rupala all set to win from Rajkot LS seat
BJP leader and Union minister Parshottam Rupala has gained a comfortable lead of more than 4.65 lakh votes in Gujarat's Rajkot Lok Sabha seat over his nearest Congress rival Paresh Dhanani, officials said on Tuesday.
Rupala has so far received 8,22,362 votes, while Dhanani, a former Congress MLA, got 3,52,373 votes.
Ahead of the polls, the Kshatriya community, also known as Rajputs, held protests in different parts of Gujarat over Rupala's remarks about former rulers.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Union minister Mandaviya heading towards victory from Porbandar seat
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya looks all set to win from the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat as he is leading by over 3.8 lakh votes, officials said on Tuesday. With the counting process nearing its end, the Union health and family welfare minister is leading by more than 3.8 lakh votes over his nearest Congress rival Lalit Vasoya, they said. As per the latest figures, Mandaviya has so far received 6.25 lakh votes, while Vasoya bagged 2.45 lakh votes. This was Mandaviya's maiden Lok Sabha election.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Congress’s Geniben Thakor wins Gujarat’s Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat
Early trends showed the Congress was leading on four seats in Gujarat but eventually Thakor emerged as the lone winner from her party.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Geniben declared winner with lead of 30,000 votes over her BJP rival Rekha Chaudhary
Geniben Thakor wins from Banaskantha, stops BJP from sweeping all 26 seats in Gujarat for the third consecutive time.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Congress’ Geniben leads over BJP rival in Banaskantha
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), aiming for a third consecutive clean sweep of all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, is facing a formidable challenge from Congress candidate Geniben Thakor in the Banaskantha constituency.
Early trends from the vote counting showed the opposition Congress party leading in as many as four seats across the state. However, by 3 pm today, Thakor emerged as the lone competitor standing in the BJP's way of a total rout.
According to the latest date from the Election Commission website, Thakor has taken a significant lead of around 20,000 votes over her BJP rival Rekhaben Chaudhary in Banaskantha, a constituency that has traditionally been a BJP stronghold.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah gains decisive lead of over 6 lakh votes in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has gained an unassailable lead of 6.15 lakh votes over his nearest Congress rival Sonal Patel in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.
Shah has so far got 7.96 lakh votes, while Patel received 1.81 lakh votes, they said.
Counting was underway for 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat since 8 am.
In the 2019 election, Shah won from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin of more than 5.57 lakh votes.
The Union minister is seeking a second term from the seat, which has in the past been represented by BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: I have failed, we could have brought in more votes, says Sonal Patel, trailing candidate from Gandhinagar
Sonal Patel, Congress' trailing candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency says, "...I have failed, we could have brought in more votes, we will definitely look into it...in the whole country you can see that BJP has faced a major setback...they had a target of 75% votes here but couldn't achieve it..."
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: The survey agencies that conducted the exit poll should apologise to the people, says Sanjay Singh
AAP MP Sanjay Singh says "The survey agencies that conducted the exit poll should apologise to the people of the country...Their exit poll made a huge change in the share market...The exit poll also deceived the administration, public and ECI. I have been saying for the last 3 days the exit polls are far away from reality... The numbers will be in favour of the INDIA alliance by the end of the results
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP leading on 24 seats, Congress ahead in Banaskantha
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP leading on 23 seats, Congress ahead in Patan, Banaskantha
BJP leading on 23 seats, Congress ahead in Patan, Banaskantha
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah leading by over 6.5 lakh votes
Amit Shah leading by over 6.5 lakh votes
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP leading on 23 seats, Congress ahead in Patan
BJP leading on 23 seats, Congress ahead in Patan
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Here's what Gujarat AAP President Isudan Gadhvi said on Lok Sabha Election Results
"The way trends are coming, 7-8 rounds have been done, INDIA alliance is forming the government. The exit polls were brought to influence the stock market so that the expenditure of elections can be recovered. BJP will be around 200 seats. NDA will be around 225-230 seats. These are only trends but INDIA alliance is doing well. It will be in position of making government by 4.30 pm. Some NDA allies may join INDIA alliance."
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Five Instagram users booked for objectionable post against Union minister Rupala
Five unidentified persons were booked for allegedly maligning the image of Union minister and BJP candidate from Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, Parshottam Rupala, through misleading images and videos using fake Instagram IDs.
Based on a complaint lodged by BJP worker Yogesh Panchani, Rajkot Cyber Crime Cell on May 26 registered an FIR against five Instagram users who had shared such misleading posts to malign Rupala's reputation, said Assistant Commissioner of Police, BB Basia.
"The case was registered under section 66 C of the IT Act for posting defamatory posts against Rupala," the police officer said, adding that no arrest has been made so far.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah leads by over 2.31 lakh votes in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was leading by more than 2.31 lakh votes over his nearest Congress rival Sonal Patel in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.
Shah has so far got 2.99 lakh votes, while Sonal Patel received 68,000 votes.
Counting was underway for 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state since 8 am.
In the 2019 election, Shah won the seat by a huge margin of more than 5.57 lakh votes.
The Union minister is seeking a second term from the seat, which has in the past been represented by BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani.
Gujarat assembly bypoll results LIVE Updates: BJP ahead in all 5 seats
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on Tuesday leading in all five assembly seats in Gujarat where by-elections were held last month.
The bypolls to Porbandar, Manavadar, Khambhat, Vaghodiya and Vijapur assembly seats were necessitated after their sitting Congress and independent MLAs joined the BJP.
The ruling BJP fielded all of them from their respective seats in the bypolls held on May 7.
As counting was underway on Tuesday, BJP nominees Arjun Modhwadia and CJ Chavda were leading over their Congress rivals in the Porbandar and Vijapur assembly seats, respectively, according to the latest data of the Election Commission.
Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP leading on 23 seats, Congress ahead in Patan, Banaskantha
BJP leading on 23 seats, Congress ahead in Patan, Banaskantha
Gujarat Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Sensex, Nifty nosedive as initial trends predict lesser seats for BJP
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tanked over 5 per cent in late morning trade on Tuesday as the initial trend showed BJP winning lesser number of seats than predicted in exit polls.
The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 3,311.87 points or 4.33 per cent to 73,156.91. The NSE Nifty tumbled 1,102.55 points or 4.73 per cent to 22,161.35.
Soon after the BSE benchmark dived 4,131.44 points or 5.40 per cent to 72,337.34, and the Nifty slumped 1,263.3 points or 5.43 per cent to 22,000.60.
Gujarat Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: BJP ahead on 24 seats
Gujarat Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Mansukhbhai Vasava has surged ahead, displacing AAP from the lead position
Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava from BJP takes lead in Bharuch, the Aam Aadmi Party’s Chaitar Vasava who earlier took a lead is now trailing.
Gujarat Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Amit Shah leads by over 2.31 lakh votes in Gandhinagar
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was leading by more than 2.31 lakh votes over his nearest Congress rival Sonal Patel in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.
Shah has so far got 2.99 lakh votes, while Sonal Patel received 68,000 votes.
Counting was underway for 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state since 8 am.
In the 2019 election, Shah won the seat by a huge margin of more than 5.57 lakh votes.