The Election Commission of India (ECI), alongside the Lok Sabha, is set to announce the results for the by-polls on five assembly seats in Gujarat.

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CJ Chavda from Vijapur, Arjun Modhwadia from Porbandar, Arvind Ladani from Manavadar, Chirag Patel from Khambhat, and Dharmendrasinh Vaghela from Vaghodia secures win.

Ex-MLA Arjun Modhwadia has been re-elected from Porbandar, after he secured a victory by a massive margin of more than 1.15 lakh.

BJP’s turncoat candidate from Vijapur, CJ Chavda claims victory on Vijapur seat with 74,759 votes against Congress’ Dinesh Patel.

In Manavadar assembly by-polls, BJP’s Arvind Ladani is leading by 15,226 votes.

BJP’s Chirag Patel is ahead on Khambhat assembly seat.

Dharmendrasinh Vaghela from Vaghodia has secured a massive lead of 39,061 votes.

The by-elections took place in Manavadar, Waghodia, Porbandar, Khambhat, and Vijapur assembly seats, coinciding with the Lok Sabha election in the state on May 7.

Currently, the Gujarat Assembly stands at 176, with six vacant for by-elections.

List of resigned MLAs in Gujarat:

Arvind Ladani (Congress): Manavadar

Chirag Patel (Congress): Khambhat

CJ Chavda (Congress): Vijapur

Arjun Modhwadia (Congress): Porbandar

Bhupat Bhayani (AAP): Visavadar

Dharmendrasinh Vaghela (independent)—Waghodia

The last elections were held in 2022 for the 182-member Gujarat Legislative Assembly. At that time, the BJP won a record 156 seats, the Congress won 17, the Aam Aadmi Party five, independents three, and the Samajwadi Party one.