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Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bypoll results: AAP retains Visavadar, BJP keeps Kadi
Rajkot/Gandhinagar: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retained the Visavadar assembly seat and the BJP the Kadi seat, when counting for these byelections concluded on Monday. In Visavadar, Gopal Italia defeating BJP's Kirit Patel by 17,500 votes. The Congress was relegated to third place, signalling a further decline of its influence in the region. The BJP comfortably retained the Kadi assembly seat in Mehsana district, which is reserved for scheduled caste (SC) candidates. Its candidate Rajendra Chavda defeated Ramesh Chavda of the Congress by 39,452 votes. Rajendra Chavda received 99,742 votes, while former Congress MLA Ramesh Chavda polled 60,290 votes. The AAP candidate, Jagdish Chavda, was a distant third, polling 3,090 votes. According to official data, 57.91% of the voters in the constituency exercised their franchise on June 19. According to official figures, 1.48 lakh votes were polled in Visavadar. Gopal Italia secured 75,906 votes, followed by BJP's Kirit Patel with 58,325 votes. Congress's candidate Nitin Ranpariya polled just 5,491 votes. While the Visavadar byelection was necessitated by AAP MLA Bhupat Bhayani resigning and later joining the BJP, the Kadi seat fell vacant after the death of BJP MLA Karshan Solanki in Feb. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo A jubilant Rajendra Chavda thanked voters and the BJP for the victory after the results were declared. "The leadership acknowledged my 40 years of work in the party by giving me the opportunity to serve the people as an MLA. I thank the party and the voters of Kadi for this victory," he said. Speaking to mediapersons after his victory, Italia thanked the voters and said, "Generally, when a candidate wins, the celebration is limited to the constituency. This is the first such victory where all of Gujarat is celebrating. This proves that it is the victory of crores of people's dreams, hopes and struggles." According to sources, after Italia's win, his supporters were also seen chanting slogans like "Jawahar Chavda Zindabad". Jawahar Chavda, who previously won the Manavadar assembly seat thrice on a Congress ticket, joined the BJP and contested the 2022 election on a BJP ticket but was defeated. The AAP has extended the BJP's wait to reclaim the seat, which the ruling party last won in 2007. The Visavadar constituency comprises the Visavadar and Bhesan talukas, part of Junagadh taluka and some villages of Amreli district. Historically, Visavadar has remained unpredictable for political analysts. The BJP first won the seat in 1995 when former chief minister Keshubhai Patel contested from here. Although he couldn't complete his term, he was re-elected in 1998. The BJP went on to win the seat again in 2002 and 2007. In 2012, Keshubhai Patel formed the Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) and contested from Visavadar, winning the seat again.
India Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
AAP wins Gujarat's Visavadar assembly bypoll, BJP big winner in Kadi
Aam Aadmi Party's Gopal Italia won the Visavadar Assembly seat in Gujarat bypolls. (Photo: Facebook/@Aam Aadmi Party) The BJP and the Aam Aadmir Party (AAP) on Monday shared accolades in the Gujarat Assembly byelections with the former winning the Kadi seat, while the Arvind Kejriwal-led party emerged victorious in the Visavadar seat as the Election Commission of India declared the results. AAP's Gopal Italia won the Visavadar Assembly seat with flying colours, having polled 75,942 votes and defeating the BJP's Kirit Patel in a see-saw battle by 17,554 votes after all 21 rounds of counting were completed. Italia and Patel fought an interesting battle for over 15 rounds, before the AAP candidate took a decisive lead in the later stages and came out on top. Congress's Nitin Ranpariya was a distant third with just 5,501 votes. However, it was smooth sailing for BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda in Kadi, who maintained a clear lead throughout and won the seat as he bagged 99,742 votes and defeated his nearest rival Ramesh Chavda by 39,452 votes, who polled 60,290 votes. The voting for the Visavadar and the Kadi Assembly seats of Gujarat was held on June 19. While Visavadar reported a turnout of 56.89%, Kadi saw a relatively lower figure at 57.90%. In Kadi, the seat fell vacant after the death of BJP MLA Karsanbhai Solanki, following which the party fielded Rajendra Chavda, against Congress's Ramesh Chavda, and AAP's Jagdish Chavda. The contest was seen as an opportunity to guage the Dalit community's voting patterns in the region. The BJP and the Aam Aadmir Party (AAP) on Monday shared accolades in the Gujarat Assembly byelections with the former winning the Kadi seat, while the Arvind Kejriwal-led party emerged victorious in the Visavadar seat as the Election Commission of India declared the results. AAP's Gopal Italia won the Visavadar Assembly seat with flying colours, having polled 75,942 votes and defeating the BJP's Kirit Patel in a see-saw battle by 17,554 votes after all 21 rounds of counting were completed. Italia and Patel fought an interesting battle for over 15 rounds, before the AAP candidate took a decisive lead in the later stages and came out on top. Congress's Nitin Ranpariya was a distant third with just 5,501 votes. However, it was smooth sailing for BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda in Kadi, who maintained a clear lead throughout and won the seat as he bagged 99,742 votes and defeated his nearest rival Ramesh Chavda by 39,452 votes, who polled 60,290 votes. The voting for the Visavadar and the Kadi Assembly seats of Gujarat was held on June 19. While Visavadar reported a turnout of 56.89%, Kadi saw a relatively lower figure at 57.90%. In Kadi, the seat fell vacant after the death of BJP MLA Karsanbhai Solanki, following which the party fielded Rajendra Chavda, against Congress's Ramesh Chavda, and AAP's Jagdish Chavda. The contest was seen as an opportunity to guage the Dalit community's voting patterns in the region. Join our WhatsApp Channel
India Today
23-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Gujarat By-Election 2025 Result Live: BJP's Rajendra Chavda leads big in Kadi after Round 7 of counting
The BJP's Rajendra Chavda is leading in Kadi with 13,195 votes after seven rounds of counting have been completed. He has polled 29,870 votes as compared to Congress candidate Ramesh Chavda's 16,675 votes. BJP candidate Kirit Patel is leading in Visavadar with 16,881 votes after five rounds of counting. AAP's Gopal Italia is closely following him with 15,901 votes, while the Congress's Nitin Ranpariya is third with 1,375 votes. After six rounds of counting, BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda has opened a big lead over his Congress and AAP rivals, having polled 26,005 votes on the Kadi Assembly seat. The Congress's Ramesh Chavda has 14,047 votes, while the AAP's Jagdish Chavda has polled just 794 votes. BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda has further extended his lead in the Kadi Assembly seat of Gujarat with 21,584 votes after Round 5. He was ahead of the Congress's Ramesh Chavda who got 11,137 votes and AAP's Jagdish Chavda, who was a distant third with 654 votes. BJP candidate Kirit Patel has moved ahead of AAP's Gopal Italia in the Visavadar Assembly seat after the third round of counting of votes. Patel now has 10,486 votes ahead of Italia's 10,336. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Gopal Italia is leading with just 391 votes in Gujarat's Visavadar Assembly seat, having polled 7,179 votes after the second round of counting. The BJP's Kirit Patel is second with 6,788 votes, while Congress's Nitin Ranpariya is a distant third with just 529 votes. BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda is leading in Kadi Assembly seat after two rounds of counting have been completed. He has so far polled 8,232 votes ahead of Congress candidate Ramesh Chavda, who has got 4,235 votes. BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda is leading after polling 4,233 votes in the Kadi Assembly seat after Round 1 of counting, while AAP's Gopal Italia is ahead in Visavadar with 4,042 votes. Postal ballots are being counted first as the counting of votes begins for the Kadi and Visavadara Assembly seats in Gujarat. Visuals from Gujarat's Mehsana showed poll officials at work before counting of votes. Counting of votes has begun for the Kadi and Visavadar Assembly bypolls in Gujarat. The fight for the Visavadar Assembly seat will be between the BJP's Kirit Patel, Congress's Nitin Ranpariya and AAP's Gopal Italia. The Visavadar Assembly seat of Gujarat went to bypolls on June 19 and saw a voter turnout of 56.89%. There is going to be a three-way contest in the Kadi Assembly seat bypolls in Gujarat with the BJP's Rajendra Chavda, Congress's Ramesh Chavda, and AAP's Jagdish Chavda in the fray. The contest could reveal the Dalit community's voting patterns in the region. The Election Commission of India will announce the results of the Kadi and Visavadar Assembly bypolls today. The counting of votes will begin at 8 am.
NDTV
23-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Counting Underway For Bypoll In 5 Assembly Seats Across 4 States
New Delhi: The counting of votes is underway for the by-elections to five Assembly seats in four states -- Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala and Bengal. The bypolls were held on June 19 for two Assembly seats in Gujarat -- Visavadar and Kadi; and one each in Punjab (Ludhiana West), Bengal (Kaliganj), and Kerala (Nilambur). In Gujarat, the Visavadar seat recorded 56.89 per cent voter turnout; in Kadi, the turnout was 57.90 per cent. Kerala's Nilambur registered a 75.27 per cent voter turnout in the bypoll. West Bengal recorded 69.85 per cent voting percentage in the Kaliganj seat, and in Punjab's Ludhiana West constituency, 51.33 per cent voters turned up. The deaths of the incumbent legislators necessitated the bypolls in one seat each in Gujarat, West Bengal and Punjab, and the resignation of two MLAs led to the polling in Kerala and another seat in Gujarat. In Gujarat's Kadi, the BJP has fielded Rajendra Chavda, Congress has Ramesh Chavda, a former MLA from the same seat, and AAP has fielded Jagdish Chavda. In Visavadar, the BJP nominated former Junagadh district president Kirit Patel against AAP's Gopal Italia and Congress' Nitin Ranpariya. The key contenders in West Bengal's Kaliganj are Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Sheikh, backed by the Left Front, Trinamool Congress' Alifa Ahmed, and BJP's Ashish Ghosh. In Kerala, the ruling LDF nominated M. Swaraj for Nilambur bypolls, whereas Aryadan Shoukath (Congress-led UDF), Trinamool Congress' P.V. Anvar, and Mohan George of the BJP-led NDA are the other candidates in the fray. In total, ten candidates are in the fray. The contest is seen as a litmus test for the ruling LDF government and its prospects in next year's Assembly elections. Ludhiana West bypoll has a four-cornered battle among Sanjeev Arora from the AAP, Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Congress, Jiwan Gupta from the BJP and Parupkar Singh Ghumman from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Arora is AAP's Rajya Sabha candidate, and it is being speculated that Arvind Kejriwal may be nominated for the upper House in case Arora wins. Though the AAP leaders have so far denied this move. The counting of votes for the Ludhiana West Assembly is being held at Khalsa College For Women.
India.com
22-06-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Kadi Election Result 2025 Live: BJP Aims To Boost Assembly Strength As Counting Begins
LIVE Blog Kadi BY-Election Result live: Vote counting for the Kadi Assembly bypoll in North Gujarat commences Monday morning, with results expected by noon. This Assembly bypoll, conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), was necessitated by the passing of former BJP MLA Karsanbhai Solanki. Key candidates include BJP's Rajendra Chavda and Congress's Ramesh Chavda, with AAP also fielding Jagdish Chavda. Voting concluded peacefully on Thursday with a provisional turnout of 56.89%. The outcome will impact the ruling BJP's strength in the 182-seat Gujarat Assembly. Stay informed on all the latest news, real-time breaking news updates, and follow all the important headlines in india news and world News on Zee News.
