gujarat assembly elections

BJP Fought In Fewer Seat, Polled 17L More Votes Than Cong

A before the results of Gujarat assembly election were announced, AAP got a reason to celebrate on Wednesday the party's victory in another election - the election to Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). AAP leaders and workers celebrated the party's victory in Delhi's civic body by bursting crackers, dancing to the beats of drums and distributing sweets.

The BJP set new records in gujarat assembly elections with its victory as it stormed back to power with 156 seats. The Congress party finished second, winning 17 seats. Here's the full list of the assembly constituencies and the winning candidates:

Even as the Congress party deliberates on its dismal showing in the recently concluded Gujarat assembly election, Congress leader Raghu Desai, who lost the assembly election from the Radhanpur seat of North Gujarat, has written to the party president, Mallikarjun Kharge, seeking a probe

Sources said AAP national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had almost made up his mind that AAP won’t contest Gujarat elections and party leader Kanu Kalasaria had announced it a few days ago. AAP’s Gujarat in-charge and minister in Delhi govt, Gopal Rai, said that the party will soon organise meetings of workers and observers to identify candidates.

On Thursday, people will get election results by the minute on their cellphones. But a little over 40 years ago, hundreds of people would flock to the Times Of India building on Ashram Road early afternoon and wait patiently, sometimes even past midnight, as the staff updated the counting results on a massive blackboard erected on a stage near the entrance.

The Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) led by Chhotu Vasava on Monday announced a pre-poll tie-up with "old friend" Janata Dal (United) for the next month's gujarat assembly elections.

The result of the Gujarat assembly election will be announced today. The past one month saw several political ups and downs, and it will be a poll to remember for many reasons;

With the a low voter turnout in the first phase of the Gujarat assembly election, political parties want to ensure they bring their voters to booths in the second phase and have directed their workers to move to the constituencies of the second phase.

The Election Commission on Thursday announced that the gujarat assembly elections will be held in two phases - December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will be done on December 8, along with Himachal Pradesh results. The EC has convened a press conference to announce the schedule. There are a total of 182 assembly seats in Gujarat and 92 is needed for a simple majority.

The overall voter turnout in the 10 assembly seats of Vadodara city and district has gone down by 7% compared to the 2017 gujarat assembly elections. At 65.83%, voter turnout was the lowest among all polls held in the last decade.

Campaigning for the second phase of the Gujarat assembly election ended on Saturday evening, as political parties made final efforts to woo voters. Voting for 93 of the state’s 182 seats will be held on Monday, in the second phase of polling.

Chief minister Narendra Modi’s trusted political aide, Amit Shah, is very much in the fray for the Gujarat assembly election, even if the Central Bureau of Investigation were to re-arrest him shortly in the Tulsiram Prajapati encounter case.

The Election Commission on Thursday announced that elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, while counting of votes will be held on December 8.

An analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) of elections held in Gujarat since 2004 shows that candidates with criminal backgrounds had greater chances of winning than clean candidates.

Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the Morbi bridge tragedy that claimed 135 lives has exposed the governance issues of the BJP's 27-year rule in Gujarat.

Voting will be held on Monday in 93 Assembly seats across 14 central and northern districts of Gujarat during the second phase of the state polls. In the 2017 Assembly polls, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 51 of these seats, Congress 39, while three seats went to independent candidates.

Ahead of the gujarat assembly elections, Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar has claimed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the same team with one following the other.

The ruling BJP and the oppn Congress are yet to declare their candidates for first phase of Gujarat assembly election, nominations for which opened on November 14. One of the main reasons for delay is that both the parties are waiting for the other side to come out with its nominees, sources said.

The Gujarat election will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The votes will be counted on December 8 along with Himachal Pradesh that votes on November 12. Of the total 182 assembly seats in Gujarat, 89 constituencies will vote in the first phase, and the rest 93 in the second phase.

The BJP is expected to return to power in Gujarat for its fifth term. CVoter exit poll has predicted BJP to win 108 seats in elections this year, seven less than 2012.

Gujarat goes to polls in Dec 2017 in two phases. Here’s a look at the poll schedule by district and how many voters are expected to cast their votes.

Though debutant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) failed far below the claims made by its supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the just-concluded Gujarat assembly election, the party has a lot to cheer about besides also mulling over some setbacks.

The first phase of the gujarat assembly elections is spread across 19 districts in the Saurashtra-Kachchh and southern regions of the state. These include major urban centres like Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The contest five years ago was by no means one-sided, the significant presence of Patidars being one of the factors in play. Whether that has changed with Patidar leader Hardik Patel having recently switched to the BJP is one of the questions that would be answered here. Another is what effect an enhanced AAP presence will have on the outcome, for instance in Surat where the party displaced Congress as the main opposition in local body elections.

Prominent candidates in the fray for today's battle include state deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who is contesting from Mehsana, Alpesh Thakor (Radhanpur), and Jignesh Mevani (Vadgam).

According to 2011 census, Muslims are the biggest minority in Gujarat accounting for 9.65 per cent of the population. Despite this high representation, only two Muslims were elected as MLAs in the state assembly elections in 2012.

JD(U) will contest the impending Guajarat assembly elections and BIhar chief minister Nitish Kumar will campaign against former ally BJP in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home turf.