Congress wins Kheda, Banaskantha district panchayats, Bhachau municipality, BJP ahead in Taluka polls (Video)

By our correspondent, Gandhinagar, 19 February 2013

Congress party has captured power in Kheda district panchayat with thin but clear majority. Congress won 22 seats in Kheda district panchayat poll, while BJP won 18 seats and an independent candidate won one seat.

Kheda district panchayat was earlier ruled by the BJP. However President Rakesh Rao left BJP to contest Matar poll on Gujarat Parivartan Party ticket.

Kheda district is represented by former Chief Minister and leader of opposition Shankersinh Vaghela in assembly, and Gujarat’s only cabinet minister in centre Dinsha Patel in parliament. Congress did well even in recently concluded assembly polls in this district.

The party has retained its power in north Gujarat’s Banaskantha district panchayat. While Congress won 28 seats, BJP won 26 seats in Banaskantha district panchayat polls. Election for one seat is pending due to death of a candidate. Banaskantha is represented in Lok Sabha by Congress candidate Mukesh Gadhvi for last two terms. Even in the assembly elections, Banaskantha had offered good number of seats to Congress.

Elections were held last Sunday for Banaskantha and Kheda district panchayats, Banaskantha district’s 12 Taluka panchayats, Kheda district’s 2 Taluka panchayats, Gandhinagar Taluka panchayat and few district/taluka panchayat seats(by-polls).

In Kheda district’s Kathlal Taluka panchayat, BJP wing 15 seats while Congress 6 seats.

In Kapadvanj Taluka panchayat, BJP wins 10 seats while Congress 12 and independent 1.

Gandhinagar Taluka Panchayat’s 18 seats are won by BJP while Congress 12 and independent 1.

Banaskantha district’s 7 Taluka panchayats are won by BJP while 4 by Congress. In Dantivada Taluka panchayat, no party has received clear majority.

Out of total 15 Taluka panchayts, 9 go to BJP while 5 to Congress. One Taluka panchayat is under tie.

Congress has won Kutch district’s Bhachau municipality with 22 seats while BJP has got 5 seats here.

BJP has won all three seats of district panchayat by-elections, while in Taluka panchayat by-polls, BJp won 15 and Congress 3 seats.

Full report (Gujarati PDF) of official results draft can be accessed on this link

Congress has won Vadgam, Kapadvanj, Dhanera, Amirgadh and Danta taluka panchayats(in exactly all these places Congress was victorious in assembly polls last year), while BJP has won Bhabhar, Tharad, Gandhinagar, Kathlal, Vav, Deodar, Palanpur and Kankrej taluka panchayats.

Full results can be accessed here