Results of Gujarat Local Body Elections 2025 Live Updates

Gandhinagar: Vote counting is in progress for the elections to the Junagadh Municipal Corporation, 66 municipalities, three taluka panchayats, and several by-elections across Gujarat. Over 5,000 candidates participated, with voter turnout recorded at 44.32% in Junagadh, 61.65% in municipalities, and 65.07% in taluka panchayat polls. In some constituencies, the BJP secured victory unopposed following withdrawals by rival candidates. This election introduced a 27% reservation for OBCs and a 50% quota for women in local bodies. Reports emerged of EVM malfunctions in certain areas, along with clashes between political workers. By-elections were also conducted for key municipal wards in major cities.

Live Updates –

6 PM

– Out of the 66 municipalities that went to the polls, BJP wins 57 with a clear majority

– BJP has won Junagadh Municipal Corporation, Taluka Panchayats of Kathlal, Kapadvanj, and Gandhinagar.

– BJP emerges victorious on all 9 seats of district panchayats that went to the polls.

– BJP wins by-polls in all three seats in Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Surat Municipal Corporations

– Bavla, Dakor, and Kheda are three municipalities where BJP is at the halfway mark, leading to a hung assembly.

– Salaya municipality is the only civic body that will see Congress rule

– In Porbandar district, the Samajwadi Party has emerged victorious in Kutiyana and Ranavav Municipalities.

– In the Taluka Panchayat bypolls, BJP has won 73 seats, Congress won 12, AAP got 2, and independent candidates won 1 seat, while BSP and other parties did not secure any seats.

– In the municipalities, the BJP has secured 1,315 seats, followed by Congress with 252 seats. Independent candidates have won 126 seats, while the BSP claimed 11 seats, AAP secured 13 seats, and others took 4 seats.

– In the mid-term polls for Wankaner of Morbi district and Botad, the BJP has won 62 seats, the Congress secured 8, independents failed to win any seats, AAP claimed 1 seat, BSP secured 1, and other parties have no seats.

1:20 PM

– In the Junagadh Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP has won 48 seats, while Congress secured 11 seats.

– In the 66 municipalities where general elections took place, the BJP has won 1274 seats, the Congress has won 230, independents have secured 120, AAP has 26, BSP secured 16, and other parties have 5 seats.

– BJP wins Mansa Municipality election, securing 27 out of 28 seats, while Congress manages to win just 1 seat.

– BJP wins Songadh Municipality with 26 out of 28 seats, while Congress secured 2 seats. BJP has won 5 seats unopposed, and polling was held only for 23 seats.

– In the Bilimora Municipality elections, BJP won 26 seats, Congress (INC) secured 2 seats, and independent candidates claimed 5 seats.

– BJP achieves a thumping victory in Jamjodhpur Municipality, winning 27 out of 28 seats, while 1 seat was won by another candidate.

– Major win for BJP in Kalavad Municipality as the party secured 26 seats out of 28, while Congress managed to win 2 seats.

– In Sanand, out of a total of 28 seats, polling was held for 27 seats after the BJP had won one seat unopposed. Of these 27 seats, BJP won 24, while Congress secured victory in 3 seats.

– In Bavla, out of the 28 seats that went to the polls, BJP won 14 seats, which is the halfway mark, while Congress won 13 seats, and one seat was won by a BSP candidate.

12:30 PM –

12 Noon

– In the 60-seat Junagadh Municipal Corporation, the BJP has has crossed the majority mark of 31 with win on 33 seats so far, while Congress has secured 11 seats.

– In the municipalities, the BJP wins 1095 seats, the Congress has won 153, independents have secured 97, AAP has 9, BSP secured 7, and other parties have 4 seats.

– In the taluka panchayat elections, the BJP has won 48 seats, the Congress secured 16, independents claimed 4, and AAP, BSP, and other parties failed to win any seats.

– In the mid-term polls for Wankaner of Morbi district and Botad, the BJP has won 52 seats, the Congress secured 8, independents failed to win any seats, AAP claimed 1 seat, BSP secured 1, and other parties have no seats.

District Name	Total Seat	Elected	Uncontest	BJP	BJP_U	CONG	CONG_U	Independent	IND_U	Other	OTH_U
Botad	44	24	10	21	10	3
Morbi	28	15	13	10	11	4	1			1	1

11:20 AM

– BJP has won the by-polls for vacant municipal corporation seats in Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Surat. The party secured victory in Ward No. 7 in Ghatlodia of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ward No. 3 in Vadva-B of Bhavnagar Civic Body, and Ward No. 18 in Limbayat-Parvat-Kumbharia of Surat.

– In the Junagadh Municipal Corporation elections, the BJP has clinched 20 seats, while Congress has failed to win any.

– In the municipalities, the BJP wins 931 seats, the Congress has won 120 , independents have secured 74, AAP has 5, BSP secured 5, and other parties have 4 seats.

– In the taluka panchayat elections, the BJP has won 33 seats, the Congress secured 10, independents claimed 3, and AAP, BSP, and other parties failed to win any seats.

– Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama Loses Municipality Election in Chorwad, Marking Major Setback for Congress Party

10:40 AM 

– In Junagadh Municipal Corporation, the BJP has won 12 seats, while the Congress, independents, AAP, BSP, and other parties have failed to secure any seats.

– In the municipalities, the BJP wins 580 seats, the Congress has won 47, independents have secured 35, AAP has 1, BSP secured 5, and other parties have no seats.

– In the taluka panchayat elections, the BJP has won 23 seats, the Congress secured 5, independents claimed 2, and AAP, BSP, and other parties failed to win any seats.

District Name	Total Seat	Elected	Uncontest	BJP	BJP_U	CONG	CONG_U	Independent	IND_U	Other	OTH_U
Gandhinagar	28	10	0	7		3
Kheda	50	20	0	16		2		2

– In the mid-term polls for Morbi and Botad, the BJP has won 31 seats, the Congress secured 1, and both AAP and independents failed to win any seats. BSP claimed 1 seat, and other parties secured no seats.

District Name Total Seat Elected Uncontest BJP BJP_U CONG CONG_U Independent IND_U Other OTH_U Botad 44 10 10 10 10 Morbi 28 0 13 11 1 1

– In the by-elections of the municipalities, the BJP has won 16 seats, the Congress secured 3, independents claimed 2, and both AAP and BSP failed to win any seats. Other parties secured no seats.

10:00 AM

Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama loses the municipality election in Chorwad, dealing a big setback to the Congress party.

– In the Junagadh Municipal Corporation, out of 60 seats, the BJP has won 12 so far, as per the state election commission, while the Congress has yet to secure any.

-In the taluka panchayat elections, the BJP has won 13 seats, while the Congress secured 4, and independent candidates claimed 1.

– In the municipalities, the BJP has won 407 seats, while the Congress secured 25, independent candidates claimed 23, and the BSP secured 5 seats.

– After six rounds of counting, BJP’s Pravin Patel leads in the Ghatlodia ward by-election of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, with 14,837 out of 16,303 votes counted so far.