Ahmedabad, 10 April 2012

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated party workers for the significant victory in local body by-polls.

Shri Modi said on Twitter, “BJP wins 23 out of 33 seats in various by-polls held across Gujarat. Hearty congratulations to party workers for the significant victory.”

In another tweet, Shri Modi said, “in these by-polls, BJP wrests a major portion from Congress. BJP has raised its tally from 13 to 23 while Congress has gone down from 16 to 9.”

Modi said, “BJP has taken over Pethapur Nagarpalika and Palanpur taluka panchayat from Congress. Congratulations to both voters and party workers there.”

Polling for one Municipal Corporation seat, 8 Municipality seats, 5 district panchayat seats, and 20 taluka panchayat seats was held on Sunday, 8th April.

Significant for BJP is victory in Pethapur, Palanpur and Bapunagar. While in Bapunagar, Ahmedabad’s important political bastion, BJP has retained its seat, with Pethapur victory BJP has snatched local Nagarpalika. Similar party has taken over Palanpur Taluka Panchayat.

While Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation witnessed election for one seat in ward no 36(Bapunagar), the Municipality seats that witnessed polling on Sunday were in Pethapur, Keshod(2 seats), Kalavad(2 seats), Talaja, Porbandar and Karamsad. Polling for district panchayat seats was held in Vadtal(Kheda), Vaso(Kheda), Lavana(Banaskantha), Thavar(Banaskantha) and Sarasia(Amreli) while Taluka panchayat seats that witnessed polling were Kanz(Detroj), Fagvel(Kathlal), Chada(Kheralu), Nanivada(Kheralu), Chitrasani(Palanpur), Dhandha(Palanpur), Gadh(Palanpur), Samdhi Movas(Palanpur), Takarwada(Palanpur), Vagada(Palanpur), Nilpur(Dantiwada), Gandhara(Karjan), Shale-2(Nizar), Dhamni(Dharampur), Raniar(Zalod), Ramod(Kotdasangani), Simar(Una), Sindhaj(Kodinar), Kukas(Shinor) and Kayavarohan(Dabhoi).

One BJP candidate was declared victorious unopposed in ward no. 9 in Nadiad Municipality.

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