Gujarat election results 2024 highlights: BJP sweeps Gujarat once again, Congress wins 1 seat

BJP’s Devusinh Chauhan wins in Kheda with a margin of 3.5 lakh votes. Meanwhile, Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathva has won in Chhota Udaipur with a margin of almost 4 lakh votes. 

Parshottam Rupala, Nimuben Bambhaniya and Prabhubhai Vasava have won from Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Bardoli respectively. While Mr. Rupala won by a margin of around 4.8 lakh votes, Ms. Bambhaniya won by a margin of approximately 4.5 lakh votes. Mr. Vasava won by a margin of around 2.3 lakh votes. 

BJP State President C.R Patil has won in Navsari by a margin of around 7.7 lakhs, defeating Congress’ Naishadh Desai. 

BJP’s Mansukhbhai Vasava has won the Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Chaitar Vasava of the Aam Aadmi Party by a margin of 85,696 votes. 

The ECI on its website has declared BJP candidates as winners in five constituencies. Excluding Surat (where the candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed), these are Mahasena (Haribhai Patel), Ahmedabad East (Hasmukhbhai Patel), Ahmedabad West (Dineshbhai Makwana) and Junagadh (Rajesh Chudasama) 

Congress candidate Geniben Thakor has won from Banaskantha in Gujarat. This marks the first time the opposition party has won a Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat since 2014. She defeated Dr. Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhari by a sizeable margin of around 2.84 votes. 

Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam of the BJP wins from Jamnagar constituency. She has more than 2.12 lakh votes over her closest competitor, Congress’ Adv. J.P Maraviya. 

Dhaval Patel of BJP wins from Valsad seat, which is an ST seat. He holds a comfortable margin of more than two lakh votes over his closest competitor, the Congress’ Anantkumar Patel.

Seven BJP candidates are leading with margins of more than three lakh. Amit Shah and C.R Patil both see margins higher than four lakhs votes, while Mansukh Mandviya, Parshottam Rupala, Rajpalsinh Jadhav, Jashubhai Rathva and Dr. Hemang Joshi have a lead of over three lakhs votes over their closest competitors at present. 

Incumbent Union Home Minister Amit Shah wins in Gandhinagar seat, with a margin of over four lakh votes. In second place is Sonal Patel of the Congress.

In trends that emerge as a surprise to no one, Congress is leading only in one seat in Gujarat, while the BJP has taken the lead in 24. INC’s Chandanji Thakor has taken a lead over ex-Lok Sabha member Bharatsinhji Dabhi by a margin of 15505 votes. 

As of 9:28, Congress is leading from Congress leading from Banaskantha, Junagadh and Patan. AAP is no longer leading in Bharuch, where BJP’s Mansukhbhai Vasava is now the lead.

The Aam Aadmi Party’s Chaitar Vasava has taken an early lead in Bharuch. 

BJP is now leading in 19 seats, and Congress in two. Union Home Minister Amit Shah leads in Gandhinagar, BJP State President C.R Patil in Navsari and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in Porbandar. Congress sees an early lead in Sabarkantha and Anand.

Early in the counting cycle, Congress candidates have taken in the lead in three constituecies- Jungadh, Mahesana and Banaskantha. This includes Hirabhai Jotva and Geniben Nagaji Thakor

Union Minister Mansukh Mandviya leads in the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat. BJP currently leads in 15 seats in the State.

Counting has just commenced in Gujarat, and reports emerge of BJP candidates leading in Junagadh and Valsad. Rajesh Chudasma is leading in Junagadh, and Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel in Valsad

Counting has began in Gujarat’s 25 Lok Sabha seats. The candidate for Surat, the 26th seat-- Mukesh Dalal -- was elected unopposed after all other nominees dropped out.