Gujarat bypolls: AAP's Gopal Italia wins Visavadar seat, BJP secures Kadi

The results of the by-elections held in five assembly constituencies across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Kerala have started coming in today. The counting of votes began at 8 am amid tight security arrangements put in place by the Election Commission of India.

The bypolls were conducted on June 19, and polling was largely peaceful across all constituencies. The Election Commission has ensured a secure and transparent vote counting process, deploying additional personnel and surveillance measures at counting centers.

Kadi-Visavadar election results:

Updates by 12 pm

After 20 rounds of vote count in Visavadar, Gopal Italia from AAP is leading with 16,594 votes and is heading towards victory, as per the official data from the Election Commission of India.

In Kadi, after 17 rounds, BJP candidate Rajendrakumar Chavda is heading for a clear win against the trailing INC.

BJP is leading with 37, 424 votes in Kadi.

Updates by 11 am

The seventh round has been completed in Kadi, with BJP leader Rajendrakumar Chavda leading by 13,195 votes.

In Visavadar, after the completion of the sixth round, BJP's Kirit Patel is leading by 411 votes.

Updates by 10.30 am

After the completion of the seventh round in Kadi, Rajendrakumar Chavda leads by 13,195 votes. So far, Chavda has received 29,870 votes. In Visavadar, BJP candidate Kirit Patel has secured 16,881 votes and is leading by 980 votes.

Updates by 10 am

BJP's Kirit Patel now leads by 980 votes in Visavadar after the completion of the fifth round. Meanwhile, in Kadi, after the fifth round, Rajendrakumar Chavda from BJP,  continues to lead the seat by 10,447 votes.

Fourth round completed in Kadi:

After the third round is completed in Visavadar, the BJP has taken a surprising lead by 159 votes, while the previously leading AAP is now trailing behind.

9 am updates:

The second round of counting has been completed. In Kadi, BJP candidate Rajendrakumar Chavda is leading by 3,997 votes, with the INC trailing behind.

In Visavadar, AAP candidate Gopal Italia is still leading by 391 votes after the second round, with the BJP trailing behind.

First round completed: 

In Kadi, BJP’s Rajendra Chavda is leading by 1,542 votes after the first round. Meanwhile, in Visavadar, Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Gopal Italia is leading by 391 votes. These results were announced after the counting of ballot papers was completed.

Vote counting begins in Kadi

Counting of votes has begun for the Kadi assembly constituency in Gujarat. Initially, the postal ballots are being counted. It is worth noting that by-elections were held on June 19 in the Visavadar and Kadi assembly constituencies of Gujarat.

By-elections were held in Visavadar and Kadi constituencies in Gujarat

In the by-elections held in Gujarat’s Visavadar and Kadi constituencies, voter turnout was 54.61% and 54.49% respectively. The Visavadar seat became vacant after AAP’s Bhupendra Bhayani resigned and joined the BJP. BJP fielded Kirit Patel, Congress nominated Nitin Ranpariya, and AAP put forward its former state president Gopal Italia as its candidate.

On the other hand, Kadi is a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes, which became vacant following the death of BJP MLA Karsan Solanki. BJP fielded Rajendra Chhabda, Congress nominated Ramesh Chhabda, and AAP chose Jagdish Chhabda as their candidate.