Former Congress MLA of Khambhat Chirag Patel joins BJP

Borsad/Khambhat: Former Congress MLA of Khambhat, Chirag Patel today joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a public meeting held here today in the presence of Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil. Chirag Patel had left the Congress party and resigned from the State Assembly last month. In another function in the same district at Borsad, over 3100 Congress workers joined the BJP as per the district BJP chief Rajeshbhai Patel. Chirag Patel will probably contest Khambhat seat as BJP candidate in upcoming by-election on Khabhat seat, polling for which shall take place alongside the Lok Sabha election. DeshGujarat

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Result Status
O.S.N. Candidate Party EVM Votes Postal Votes Total Votes % of Votes
1 CHIRAGKUMAR ARVINDBHAI PATEL Indian National Congress 68642 427 69069 43.53
2 BHAILALBHAI KALUBHAI PANDAV Bahujan Samaj Party 1020 2 1022 0.64
3 MAHESHKUMAR KANAIYALAL RAVAL (MAYUR RAVAL) Bharatiya Janata Party 65073 285 65358 41.19
4 ARUNKUMAR KABHAIBHAI GOHIL Aam Aadmi Party 2468 46 2514 1.58
5 PATEL KRUNALKUMAR JASVANTBHAI Rashtriya Hind Ekta Dal 181 1 182 0.11
6 PATEL RONITKUMAR ASHOKBHAI Pachchasi Parivartan Samaj Party 196 0 196 0.12
7 AMARSINH RAMSINH ZALA (NOTARY ADVOCATE) Independent 3953 15 3968 2.5
8 AMBALIYA RANJITBHAI KEHUBHAI Independent 2574 5 2579 1.63
9 CHAUHAN MAHIPATSINH KESARISINH Independent 9454 60 9514 6
10 VISHNUBHAI RATILAL CHUNARA Independent 1039 1 1040 0.66
11 SINDHA RAJENDRASINH MAHOBATSINH (BAPU) Independent 623 4 627 0.4
12 NOTA None of the Above 2585 5 2590 1.63
Total 157808 851 158659