Gujarat bypoll | BJP leads in early trends of Morva Hadaf Assembly bypoll
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May 02, 2021 12:39 IST
The bypoll was necessitated after Independent MLA Bhupendrasinh Khant was disqualified in May 2019 for submitting an invalid caste certificate
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The bypoll was necessitated after Independent MLA Bhupendrasinh Khant was disqualified in May 2019 for submitting an invalid caste certificate BJP s Nimisha Suthar gained a lead over her nearest Congress rival Suresh Katara in the bypoll to Morva Hadaf Assembly seat in Gujarat s Panchmahal district, as per initial trends of the counting on Sunday. The bypoll, held on April 17, was necessitated after Independent MLA Bhupendrasinh Khant was disqualified in May 2019 for submitting an invalid caste certificate.
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.
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April 17, 2021 17:03 IST
Lok Sabha bypolls are being held in Andhra Pradesh s Tirupati and Karnataka s Belgaum; Assembly bypolls are being held across 11 States
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Voters stand in a queue to cast their vote during Madhupur Assembly bypoll, in Deoghar district, Jharkhand on April 17, 2021.
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Lok Sabha bypolls are being held in Andhra Pradesh s Tirupati and Karnataka s Belgaum; Assembly bypolls are being held across 11 States
Voting for the bypolls in two parliamentary in Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati) and Karnataka (Belgaum), and 14 Assembly constituencies spread across Karnataka, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana and Uttarakhand is underway on April 17.
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