Updated February 23rd, 2021 at 20:46 IST
Gujarat Civic polls results 2021 LIVE: BJP sweeps election; AAP wins 27 seats in Surat
Counting of votes polled in elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat, including major cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara began on Tuesday.
8: 44 IST, February 23rd 2021
Speaking to news agency ANI, Union Home Minister Amit Shah contended that the BJP's victory in the Municipal Corporation polls indicated that Gujarat is a fortress for the JP Nadda-led party. Highlighting that BJP has won almost 85% of the seats, he again congratulated Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel. He called upon Congress to introspect on the poll results.
#WATCH | Opposition tried to create many types of misconceptions on a range of issues like farmers' protest & COVID-19 & successive poll results have dismantled these misconceptions - from Leh-Ladakh to Hyderabad & Gujarat. Results of West Bengal elections will also be good: HM pic.twitter.com/6D171Bkjkv
— ANI (@ANI)
Subsequently, Rupani, Patel and Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil called on Shah at his residence.
કેન્દ્રિય ગૃહ મંત્રી શ્રી @AmitShah એ ગુજરાતની 6 મહાનગરપાલિકામાં ભાજપ એ મેળવેલ પ્રચંડ જીત બદલ ગુજરાત રાજ્યના મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી @vijayrupanibjp અને ગુજરાત પ્રદેશ ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટીના અધ્યક્ષ
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat)
શ્રી @CRPaatil ને અભિનંદન આપ્યા હતા pic.twitter.com/Y5uVkC8W1R
8: 44 IST, February 23rd 2021
આમ આદમી પાર્ટી સુરત શહેરના જંગી લીડ સાથે જીતેલા ઉમેદવારોનું સુરત મુખ્ય કાર્યાલય ખાતે અભિવાદન સમારોહ.
— AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat)
સુરતની જનતાનો ખૂબ ખૂબ આભાર.#GujaratElections pic.twitter.com/4n6ku1dLpN
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7: 24 IST, February 23rd 2021
BJP managed to bag 69 out of 76 seats in the Vadodara Municipal Corporation. On the other hand, Congress could bag only 7 seats.
7: 05 IST, February 23rd 2021
Thank you Gujarat!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
Results of municipal elections across the state clearly show the unwavering faith people have towards politics of development and good governance.
Grateful to the people of the state for trusting BJP yet again.
Always an honour to serve Gujarat.
I would like to appreciate the efforts of each and every Karyakarta of @BJP4Gujarat, who reached out to people and elaborated on our Party’s vision for the state. The Gujarat government’s pro-people policies have positively impacted the entire state.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
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6: 50 IST, February 23rd 2021
Seats won by political parties until now:
BJP- 455
Congress- 44
AAP- 23
BSP- 3
Independent- 1
6: 41 IST, February 23rd 2021
Lauding his party's performance, BJP president JP Nadda remarked, "BJP has got an overwhelming majority in the local body elections held in all the six metropolitan municipalities of Gujarat. I thank the voters of all the six metropolitan municipalities, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, state president CR Paatil and party workers for this unprecedented victory."
गुजरात की सभी छः महानगर पालिका में हुए स्थानीय निकाय के चुनावों में @BJP4Gujarat को अपार बहुमत मिला है। मैं इस अभूतपूर्व विजय के लिए मैं सभी छः महानगर पालिका के मतदाताओं , मुख्यमंत्री @vijayrupanibjp जी , प्रदेश अध्यक्ष @CRPaatil जी और पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं को धन्यवाद देता हूँ।
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda)
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6: 37 IST, February 23rd 2021
Congratulating BJP on sweeping 6 Municipal Corporations in Gujarat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah dubbed this as a vote of confidence in development and progress. He stated that the Central and state governments are continuously working for the welfare of the poor, backward and disadvantaged as well as for the global development of the state under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Moreover, he thanked Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel and state BJP chief CR Paatil for this glorious victory.
વડાપ્રધાનશ્રી @narendramodi જીના નેતૃત્વ હેઠળ કેન્દ્ર અને રાજ્ય સરકાર ગરીબ, પછાત અને વંચિત વર્ગના કલ્યાણની સાથે સાથે રાજ્યના વિશ્વસ્તરીય વિકાસ માટે સતત કામ કરી રહી છે. આ પ્રચંડ વિજય ભાજપની નીતિ અને નિયતમાં લોકોના અવિશ્વસનીય વિશ્વાસનું પ્રતીક છે.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah)
6: 05 IST, February 23rd 2021
Buoyed by the stupendous performance of AAP in Surat, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is likely to visit the city on February 6 and take part in a roadshow.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to visit Gujarat and hold a roadshow in Surat on 26th February. This comes in the light of the party's performance in #GujaratMunicipalElection2021
— ANI (@ANI)
(File photo) pic.twitter.com/68n4covMJc
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6: 03 IST, February 23rd 2021
Vadodara: BJP- 69, Congress- 7
Ahmedabad: BJP- 161, Congress- 14, Others- 8
5: 55 IST, February 23rd 2021
Addressing the media, AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that his party is very happy with the result in Gujarat. He said, "We did not expect this result. It was hard for us to believe that groud swell will convert with votes. The votes we got in Surat in very encouraging for us." While BJP has won 93 seats in Surat, Congress has been routed.
AAP wins 27 seats in Surat Municipal Corporation in it's debut.
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty)
🔹AAP : 27
🔸BJP : 93
▪️INC : 0
Thank you Gujarat for reposing your faith in Kejriwal's brand of Honest Politics.
This is just the beginning.#GujaratLocalBodyPolls
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5: 53 IST, February 23rd 2021
As per the final result, BJP won 44 out of the 52 seats of the Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation. On the other hand, only 8 Congress' candidates could win.
5: 27 IST, February 23rd 2021
Rajkot (72 seats): BJP- 68, Congress- 4
Jamnagar (64 seats): BJP- 50, Congress- 11, Others- 3
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5: 01 IST, February 23rd 2021
Seats won by political parties until now:
BJP- 335
Congress- 36
AAP- 12
BSP- 3
Independent- 1
4: 34 IST, February 23rd 2021
नई राजनीति की शुरुआत करने के लिए गुजरात के लोगों को दिल से बधाई।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal)
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4: 34 IST, February 23rd 2021
Rajkot: BJP- 51, Cong- 4, Others- 0
Ahmedabad: BJP- 123, Cong-21, Others- 0
Bhavnagar: BJP- 44, Cong- 8, Others- 0
Jamnagar: BJP- 50, Cong- 11, Others-3
Vadodara: BJP- 53, Cong- 7
Surat: BJP- 84, AAP- 23, Cong- 0, AIMIM- 0
3: 49 IST, February 23rd 2021
Expressing happiness on BJP's victory in 6 Municipal Corporations, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani contended that this is the victory of the people of the state. Terming it as a win for the "politics of development", he also profusely thanked the voters and all BJP workers who worked hard in this election. Moreover, he assured people that the state government will not spare any effort for the development of 6 Municipal Corporations in the coming days.
માનનીય વડાપ્રધાનશ્રી @narendramodi અને કેન્દ્રીય ગૃહમંત્રીશ્રી @AmitShah ના ગુજરાતે ભવ્ય વિજય અપાવીને, ગુજરાત ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટીનો ગઢ છે એ ફરી વખત સાબિત કર્યું છે. #ગુજરાત_મક્કમ_ભાજપ_અડીખમ
— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp)
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3: 37 IST, February 23rd 2021
Writing on Twitter, Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel remarked, "Many thanks and congratulations to all the winning candidates, all BJP office bearers, activists and all the voters of Gujarat for the glorious victory of Bharatiya Janata Party in the elections of 6 Municipal Corporations of Local Self Government".
સ્થાનિક સ્વરાજની 6 મહાનગરપાલિકાઓની ચૂંટણીમાં ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટીનો ભવ્ય વિજય થયો તે બદલ વિજયી થનાર સર્વ ઉમેદવારશ્રીઓ, ભાજપના સર્વ હોદ્દેદારશ્રીઓ, કાર્યકર્તાશ્રીઓ અને ગુજરાતના સર્વ મતદાતાશ્રીઓનો ખૂબ ખૂબ આભાર અને અભિનંદન...#ગુજરાતમક્કમભાજપ_અડીખમ . @BJP4Gujarat .@CRPaatil
— Nitin Patel (@Nitinbhai_Patel)
2: 36 IST, February 23rd 2021
Counting is underway for elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat and the BJP is leading after winning 40 seats so far out of the total 576, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday.
The Congress has so far won nine seats, it said. 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 the last several terms. The counting of votes began at 9 am on Tuesday.
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.
The Congress has so far won seven seats in Vadodara and one each in Bhavnagar and Jamnagar. An average 46.1% voter turnout was recorded in the elections to the six civic bodies on Sunday.
The municipal corporation elections are being seen as a test for Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, as it may set the tone for the state Assembly polls due next year.
(PTI)
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1: 29 IST, February 23rd 2021
AAP breaches BJP's citadel.
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty)
Wins 8 seats in Surat as of now.
🔹4 seats of Ward no. 4
🔹4 seats of Ward no. 16
Leading on several other seats all across Gujarat.
Kejriwal's 'Delhi Model' is giving hope to Gujarat.#GujaratLocalBodyPolls
12: 44 IST, February 23rd 2021
- BJP leading in 65 seats, Congress 10 seats and others 4 seats in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
- AAP is not leading in any seat in Surat. Sources say that that is where they were expecting the most support.
Leading trends. Break down of all 6 municipalities:
Ahmedabad: BJP- 65, Congress-10, Others-4
Surat: BJP-46, Congress-10, Others-18
Vadodara: BJP-15, Congress-10, Others-0
Rajkot: BJP-22, Congress-4, Others-0
Jamnagar: BJP-12, Congress-5, Others-4
Bhavanagar: BJP-12, Congress-26, Others-6
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12: 44 IST, February 23rd 2021
AIMIM leading in 3 seats.
- 1 in Ahmedabad.
- 2 in Surat
Ahmedabad: BJP- 81, Congress-15, Others-2
Surat: BJP-50, Congress-10, Others-19
Vadodara: BJP-36, Congress-9, Others-0
Rajkotl: BJP-48, Congress-9, Others-0
Jamnagar: BJP-23, Congress-4, Others-4
Bhavanagar: BJP-30, Congress-8, Others-0
12: 16 IST, February 23rd 2021
At 12 noon, officially declared results of 6-city Gujarat civic polls:
Party Position-
- BJP: 36
- Congress: 9
- Others: 0
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12: 01 IST, February 23rd 2021
BJP heading towards landslide victory in #GujaratLocalBodyPolls. pic.twitter.com/mlpsCGam3x
— Y. Satya Kumar (@satyakumar_y)
11: 49 IST, February 23rd 2021
The story of two political parties:
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay)
After 25 years in power, BJP sweeps Gujarat ( municipal elections).
After 5 years, Congress cannot retain Puducherry.
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11: 45 IST, February 23rd 2021
BJP nominees Dineshchandra Anavadiya and Rambhai Mokariya were on Monday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat as the opposition Congress did not field candidates for the two vacant seats, one of which was held by its veteran leader Ahmed Patel.
The two seats had fallen vacant following the demise of the sitting MPs belonging to the Congress and the BJP. One of the seats was held by veteran Congressman Ahmed Patel since 1993 till his death on November 25 last year due to complications related to COVID-19. The other seat fell vacant as BJP's Abhay Bharadwaj, a first time MP elected to the RS in 2019, too, died on December 1 due to the coronavirus infection.
Returning Officer C B Pandya declared Anavadiya and Mokariya as elected uncontested from the two seats on Monday, which was the last date of withdrawal of forms. Two dummy candidates of the BJP, Rajnikant Patel and Kirit Solanki, withdrew their nominations on Saturday.
With the bypoll to the two seats scheduled to be held separately, the Congress, with 65 MLAs in the 182-member Assembly, decided not to field any candidate due to negligible chances of winning against the BJP which has 111 legislators. Anavadiya, a long-time BJP leader from Banaskantha, had also served as director of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation between 2014-17, while Mokariya, owner of a courier firm, has been with the party for almost 40 years.
11: 41 IST, February 23rd 2021
Barrister @asadowaisi will be addressing public meetings in Gujarat on 23rd February. pic.twitter.com/5Iv6kIs5Hl
— AIMIM (@aimim_national)
Glimpes From Ahmedabad Gujarat
— Maheboob Bagwan (@BagwanMaheboob1)
With AIMIM President Barrister
Asaduddin Owaisi Sahab At Airport .... pic.twitter.com/YXmaUv2tIe
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11: 29 IST, February 23rd 2021
Counting of votes polled in elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat, including major cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara, started at 9 am on Tuesday. All eyes will be on the performance of the BJP which is in power in these civic bodies.
Polling for 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Sunday (February 21). All these civic bodies are being currently ruled by the BJP.
"Designated staff would begin the counting of votes from 9 am on Tuesday at various counting centres in these six cities. People can watch live updates on our website," said MV Joshi, secretary, State Election Commission.
The State Election Commission (SEC) has said an average 46.08% turnout was registered during voting which was held between 7 am and 6 pm on Sunday.
Ahmedabad recorded the lowest turnout of 42.51%, while Jamnagar saw the highest turnout of 53.38%, followed by 50.72% in Rajkot, 49.46% in Bhavnagar, 47.84% in Vadodara and 47.14% in Surat.
Of the total 1.14 crore voters registered in these major cities of Gujarat, 52.83 lakh had cast their ballots, the SEC said in a release. Elections to 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats are scheduled on February 28.
11: 29 IST, February 23rd 2021
#GujaratLocalBodyPolls | As per initial trends, BJP is leading in Jamjodhpur, Thaltej, Vastrapur, Asarwa, Saijpur, Nava Vadaj & Navrangpura wards, Congress leads in Dariapur & Chandkheda wards and AIMIM is leading in Behrampura; BJP is leading in 58 seats & Congress in 8 seats
— ANI (@ANI)
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Published February 23rd, 2021 at 11:29 IST