BJP Wins a By-Poll to Gujarat Assembly Seat, Now Has 112 MLAs in House
The opposition Congress saw its tally in the 182-member House declining steadily from 77 seats it had won in the assembly elections held in December 2017 to the current 65 due to defections and defeat in the by-polls held earlier.
A BJP supporter waves the party s flag. Photo: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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Ahmedabad: With its candidate winning the by-election to the Morva Hadaf assembly constituency on Sunday, the ruling BJP’s tally in the Gujarat legislative assembly has gone up to 112.
On the other hand, the opposition Congress saw its tally in the 182-member House declining steadily from 77 seats it had won in the assembly elections held in December 2017 to the current 65 due to defections and defeat in the by-polls held earlier.
BJP s tally rises to 112 in Gujarat House on bypoll win; Congress at 65
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Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 08:42 PM IST
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At the same time, the BJP s number rose from 99 seats it had won in 2017 to the current 112 due to victories in by-elections, mainly necessitated due to resignations by MLAs of the Congress.
With its candidate winning the byelection to the Morva Hadaf Assembly constituency on Sunday, the ruling BJP s tally in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly has gone up to 112. On the other hand, the opposition Congress saw its tally in the 182-member House declining steadily from 77 seats it had won in the Assembly elections held in December 2017 to the current 65 due to defections and defeat in the bypolls held earlier.
With this victory, BJP s tally in the 182-member state Assembly has gone up to 112. (Representational)
Ahmedabad:
BJP s Nimisha Suthar won the by-election to Morva Hadaf (ST) Assembly constituency in Gujarat s Panchmahal district on Sunday by defeating her nearest Congress rival by 45,649 votes, an official said.
Out of the total 93,179 votes polled in the by- election held on April 17, Mr Suthar bagged 67,457 votes, while Congress nominee Suresh Katara received 21,808 votes, Panchmahal Collector Amit Arora said.
Another candidate Sushilaben Maida, who contested as an Independent, received 2,371 votes.
A total of 1,527 voters chose the NOTA (None of the Above) option, while 16 votes were declared invalid, the collector said.
A total of 1,527 voters chose the NOTA (None of the Above) option, while 16 votes were declared invalid, the collector said.
The bypoll to Morva Hadaf Assembly seat, reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, was necessitated after Independent MLA Bhupendrasinh Khant was disqualified in May 2019 for submitting an invalid caste certificate.
He eventually lost an appeal in the Gujarat High Court on the issue. Khant died due to health issues in January this year.
Suthar, who is a former legislator, had won the 2013 bypoll from the same seat after the demise of the then sitting MLA Savitaben Khant.
With thisvictory, the BJP s tally in the 182-member state Assembly has gone up to 112.