Gujarat local polls: Final figures of candidates

Gandhinagar

Shri Mahesh Joshi, Secretary of State Election Commission in Gujarat today in a statement has shared the numbers of candidates elected unopposed to local bodies after the last date of withdrawal of nomination forms.

Out of total 2727 nomination forms, 235 are withdrawn in elections for 31 district panchayats. 7 candidates are declared victorious unopposed. BJP’s 987, Congress’s 985, 212 other party candidates, 301 independents are in fray.

In 230 taluka panchayat polls, 12,476 nomination forms were approved, of them 756 have withdrawn their nominations. 54 candidates are declared victorious unopposed. BJP’s 4716, Congress’s 4697, 657 candidates of other parties, 1595 independents are in fray.

5,803 nomination forms of candidates were approved in 56 municipality elections. Of them 484 have withdrawn their nominations. 27 are declared victorious unopposed. BJP’s 1945, Congress’s 1801, 468 other party candidates, 1082 independents are in fray.

– DeshGujarat