Gujarat Municipal Election Results 2021 LIVE Updates:
10:35 AM | BJP is leading in 51 seats, Congress in 5 seats in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, The Times of India reported.
Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in all the municipal corporations. Here is the breakup:
- Ahmedabad municipal corporation: BJP 28; Congress 3
- Surat municipal corporation: BJP 12; Congress 2
- Vadodara municipal corporation: BJP 11; Congress 2
- Rajkot municipal corporation: BJP 12; Congress 1
- Jamnagar municipal corporation: BJP 10; Congress 4
- Bhavnagar municipal corporation: BJP 11; Congress 3
The counting of votes for 575 seats in six municipal corporations of Gujarat, pollingfor which took place on Sunday, will be held today (Tuesday, 23 February).
The counting of votes will be held for 192 seats across 48 wards in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, for 120 seats across 30 wards in the Surat Municipal Corporation, 76 seats across 19 wards of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation, for 72 seats across 18 wards in the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, 52 seats across 13 wards in the Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation and 64 seats across 16 wards in the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.
The State Election Commission in release on Monday said that an average voter turnout of 46.1 percent was recorded in the elections to six municipal corporations, with 52.83 lakh of the 1.41 crore registered voters exercising their franchise on Sunday. During the 2015 polls to these six civic bodies, 45.81 percent of the electorate had cast their votes, the release said.
As per the final figures shared by the SEC, Ahmedabad had the lowest turnout of 42.5 percent, while Jamnagar recorded the highest turnout of 53.4 percent. Besides, Rajkot recorded 50.7 percent polling, Bhavnagar-49.5 percent, Vadodara-47.8 percent and Surat- 47.1 percent.
Polling was held from 7 am to 6 pm on Sunday for a total of 144 wards across six civic bodies amid tight security and following COVID-19 norms. Top leaders of the BJP, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP MP Kirit Solanki, party MLA Rakesh Shah and Gujarat party chief CR Paatil, cast their votes on Sunday. According to reports, Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani also cast his vote in Rajkot, hours after testing negative for COVID-19.
