Gujarat Municipal Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Victory Celebration On As BJP Sweeps Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar
Welcome to the ABP News HIGHLIGHTS for February 23, 2021: Counting of votes for the polls in six municipal corporations of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar began at 9 AM on Tuesday morning amid high security. Voting for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six Gujarat civic bodies was held between 7 am and 6 pm on Sunday.
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Counting of votes for the polls in six municipal corporations of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar began at 9 AM on Tuesday morning amid high security.
Voting for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six Gujarat civic bodies was held between 7 am and 6 pm on Sunday. The State Election Commission said that an average 46.08 percent turnout was registered during voting.
In a released issued by the SEC, the poll body stated that Ahmedabad recorded the lowest turnout of 42.51 percent. Jamnagar saw the highest turnout of 53.38 percent, followed by 50.72 percent in Rajkot, 49.46 percent in Bhavnagar, 47.84 percent in Vadodara and 47.14 percent in Surat.
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BJP Wins Big In Gujarat
Polling for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Sunday. The BJP ruled all these civic bodies for last several terms.
After three hours of counting, the SEC said the BJP has till now emerged victorious in 40 seats, including five in Ahmedabad, eight in Rajkot, four in Surat, nine in Vadodara, and seven each in Jamnagar and Bhavnagar.
BJP leads after winning 40 of 576 seats
Bharatiya Janata Party continues to maintain lead even after winning 40 seats so far out of the total 576. Check latest trends here:
Ahmedabad (194)
BJP leading in 101
Congress 18
AAP 0
AIMIM 0
Others 0
Surat (120):
BJP ahead in 51,
Congress 0,
AAP 13,
Others 0
Vadodara (76):
BJP takes lead in 53,
Congress on 7,
AAP 0
others 0
Rajkot (72):
BJP 67,
Congress 1,
AAP 0
Others 0
Jamnagar (64):
BJP 51,
Congress 10,
AAP 0,
Others 3
Bhavnagar (52):
BJP 40,
Congress 8,
AAP 0
Others 0
BJP Wins Big In Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Victory Celebration On
While the final results for all the seats across 6 corporations are yet to be anounced, the trends so far suggest the Bharatiya Janata Party nearing the majority mark. So far, the saffron party has won 24 seats out of 72 in Rajkot, 32 out of 64 in Jamnagar and 15 out of 52 seats in Bhavanagar.
Meanwhile, Gujarat BJP has announced a public function to celebrate its victory in the state civic body polls. The function to be held at its Ahmedabad party office in the evening will see Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Deputy CM Nitin Patel and Gujarat BJP party chief C R Patil as guests.
Gujarat Municipal Election Results: BJP Secures Majority In 4 Civic Bodies, Leading In 2 Others
As per the latest data, the ruling BJP is set to sweep all six civic corporations including Jamnagar, Surat and vadodara. check latest trends here
Surat (120 seats)
BJP - 51
AAP - 13
Cong- 0
Vadodara (76 seat)
BJP - 33
Cong- 7
Jamnagar (64 seats)
BJP - 40
Cong- 5
BSP - 3
Rajkot (72 Seats)
BJP leaing on 48
Congress 0
AAP 0
Others 0
Gujarat Municipal Election Results: BJP Wins 92 Seats Across 6 Corporations, Cong 18
According to a News18 report, BJP won 92 of the 575 seats across the 6 corporation which went for elections on SUnday. As per the latest trends, the saffron party continues to maintain a massive lead whle Congress has won only 18. As per the fugures mentioned by the State Election Commission, AAP and BSP put up a disappointing show. Check results here:
BJP : 92
Cong: 18
AAP : 4
BSP : 3
Gujarat Municipal Election Results: Latest Trends here
News Publication Financial Expresses reported the latest trends in Gujarat Civic body polls as per which, BJP is leading in all the six areas. Check latest trends here
Ahmedabad (194): BJP leading on 70, Congress 11, AAP 0, AIMIM 2, Others 0
Surat (120): BJP leading on 46, Congress 10, AAP 18, Others 0
Rajkot (72): BJP leading on 32, Congress 0, AAP 0 and Others zero
Jamnagar (64): BJP leading on 16, Congress 5, AAP 3, Others 0
Vadodara (76): BJP leading on 17, Congress on 7, AAP and others 0
Bhavnagar (52): BJP leading on 20, Congress 9, AAP and others 0
Gujarat Municipal Election Results: BJP takes lead in 13 of 52 Bhavnagar seats
Bhavnagar: BJP takes lead in 13 of 52 seats, Congress on 7 while Aam Aadmi Party has not taken lead in any seat.
Gujarat Municipal Election Results: BJP Takes Lead In 51 seats in Ahmedabad, Cong in 5
The Bharatiya Janata Party continues to take lead in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The early trends show that the saffron party is ahead og congress in as many as 51 seats.
Gujarat Municipal Election Results: BJP Ahead Of Congress In Vadodara, Surat
According to early trends, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a massive lead in all six Gujarat civic body polls. The Saffron party is currently leading in 11 wards in Vadodara. The party is ahead of Congress and AAP in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
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