Anand, May 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Harshad Parmar is leading the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat on Monday, extending his advantage over Congress rival Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as counting of votes continued.According to the latest figures after 16 rounds of counting, Parmar had secured 61,417 votes, leading by a margin of 22,937 votes.Chauhan trailed with 38,480 votes. Counting began at 8 a.m. at the BJVM College campus in Vallabh Vidyanagar under tight security arra…
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Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling for the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district concluded on Thursday evening with an estimated voter turnout of 59.04 per cent recorded by 8 p.m., according to the Election Commission of India, marking the close of voting conducted through the day. Voting took place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. across 306 polling stations in the constituency, which spans 46 villages in Umreth taluka as well as parts of the Anand rural area and the municipalities …
Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling in the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district continued under high temperatures on Thursday, with voter turnout reaching 54.43 per cent by 5 p.m., according to the Election Commission of India. Voting commenced at 7 a.m. across 306 polling stations set up in the constituency, which spans 46 villages in Umreth taluka and parts of the Anand rural area, along with the municipalities of Ode, Umreth and Boriavi.A total of 2,45,623 voters are eli…
Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling for the Umreth Assembly bye-election in Gujarat’s Anand district is continuing steadily, with 25.65 per cent voter turnout recorded by 11 A.M., according to data released by the Election Commission of India.Voting began at 7 A.M. on Thursday across 306 polling stations spread over urban and rural parts of the constituency, which includes 46 villages of Umreth taluka and surrounding Anand rural areas, along with the municipalities of Ode, Umreth and Boriavi.The co…
Anand, April 23 (IANS) Polling is underway for the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district, with voters turning out across urban and rural polling stations since 7 a.m. on Thursday amid tight administrative and security arrangements.The by-election covers the Umreth constituency, where a total of 2,45,623 registered voters are eligible to cast their ballots across 306 polling stations set up by the district election machinery.Of these, 68 polling stations are in urban areas and…
Anand, April 22 (IANS) More than 2.45 lakh voters will cast their ballots in the Umreth Assembly by-election on Thursday, with authorities in Anand district completing all arrangements for polling under extensive administrative, logistical, and security planning across the constituency.Polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., in accordance with the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, while counting of votes is scheduled to be taken up on May 2 as per the notified election …
Anand, April 20 (IANS) Around 10 per cent of seats in Anand district have been won unopposed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi stating that the outcome reflects both a lack of opposition candidates and continued public support for the party. Addressing public meetings in support of BJP candidates at Samarkha and Anklav on Monday, Sanghavi said: “BJP’s uncontested victory on around 10 per cent seats in Anand district is a symbol of the oppositio…
Gandhinagar/Anand, April 9 (IANS) The by-election to Gujarat’s Umreth Assembly seat will see a six-cornered contest after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday, with election authorities confirming the final list of candidates. According to officials, six candidates remain in the fray for the constituency after scrutiny and withdrawals were completed on April 9, the final date under the Election Commission’s schedule.The candidates include Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan of the …
Anand, April 6 (IANS) Congress candidate Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan on Monday filed his nomination for the Umreth Assembly by-election in the presence of senior party leader Bharatsinh Solanki, marking the party’s formal entry into the contest for the Anand district seat. Chauhan, who was recently announced as the party’s nominee, submitted his papers as the campaign for the April 23 bypoll gathers pace.He is an experienced organisational figure within the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee and h…
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, March 30 (IANS) A political exchange has surfaced ahead of the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat, with the Congress questioning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its candidate selection and raising the issue of dynastic politics. On Monday, the BJP selected Harshad Parmar, son of former BJP MLA Govind Parmar, for the upcoming by-election.Reacting to the development, Congress MLA Shailesh Parmar criticised the BJP’s stance on “parivarvaad”, saying, “I…