Category Articles: Congress

Vav Assembly seat by-election 2024 live results

November 23, 2024
Vav Assembly seat by-election 2024 live results

Vav: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP has won the Vav assembly by-poll by 2436 votes. BJP has captured this seat after two terms of defeats. The seat was previously occupied by Congress leader Geniben Thakor. She vacated this assembly seat as she was elected to the Lok Sabha and she wished to retain the Lok Sabha seat. BJP candidate Swaroopji Thakor has emerged as victorious candidate against his nearest rival candidate Congress's Gulabsinh Rajput and rebel BJP independent candidate Mavj...Read More

Gujarat Congress seeks action against Deepfake -AI videos of Sonia Gandhi on Facebook

November 21, 2024
Gujarat Congress seeks action against Deepfake -AI videos of Sonia Gandhi on Facebook

Ahmedabad: Deepfake and AI-generated videos of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi have come to light, prompting Gujarat Congress spokesperson Hemang Raval to approach the Elligbridge Police seeking action on the matter. The video circulating on Facebook shows Sonia Gandhi allegedly asking people to invest in a scheme. Raval has requested that the government immediately direct Facebook and Meta to remove such fake videos. Addressing a press conference today at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat...Read More

Average 67.13 percent voting recorded till 5 pm in Vav assembly by-poll

November 13, 2024
Average 67.13 percent voting recorded till 5 pm in Vav assembly by-poll

Palanpur: The polling process for the by-elections to the 07-Vav assembly seat has been completed in a peaceful atmosphere. On November 13, 2024, in the voting process, which started at 07 am, an average of 67.13 percent voting was recorded until 05 pm. Webcasting was done from all the 321 polling stations of Vav Assembly Constituency with the determination to hold transparent elections. 01 BU, 01 CU, and 03 VVPATs were changed till 5:00 pm during polling. In case BU, CU, or VVPAT neede...Read More

Polling underway for Vav Assembly by-election; 67.13% voter turnout till 5 pm

November 13, 2024
Polling underway for Vav Assembly by-election; 67.13% voter turnout till 5 pm

Vav: Voting for the Vav Assembly by-election is underway today. As of 5 pm, the voter turnout for the seat has been 67.13%, as stated by the Election Commission of India. Voter turnout for Vav assembly seat by-election at 5 pm : 67.13% pic.twitter.com/gD288jQ6UQ — DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) November 13, 2024 At 1 pm, the voter turnout stood at 39.12%. As of 11 am, a 24.39% voter turnout had been recorded over the four-hour period from 7 am to 11 am. The BJP has fielded Swarupji Thako...Read More

Polling for Vav assembly by-election on Nov. 13, result on Nov. 23; 3.10 lakh eligible voters

November 12, 2024
Polling for Vav assembly by-election on Nov. 13, result on Nov. 23;  3.10 lakh eligible voters

Gandhinagar: Voting will be held on November 13, 2024 for the by-election for the 07-Vav assembly seat in North Gujarat. A total of ten (10) candidates are in fray in this by-poll after the process of verification and form withdrawal out of the total 21 candidates who originally filled nomination forms. The main fight is between BJP candidate Swarupji Thakor, Congress candidate Gulabsinh Rajput and suspended BJP rebel Mavjibhai Patel(Chaudhary). The seat has been with Congress for last two a...Read More

Vav assembly by-election: Campaigning ends, polling on Nov 13

November 12, 2024
Vav assembly by-election: Campaigning ends, polling on Nov 13

Vav: Campaigning for the Vav assembly bypoll concluded on Monday evening, with a total of 10 candidates, including those from the ruling BJP and Congress, running in the election. Returning officer and assistant collector Kartik Jivani confirmed that campaigning ended at 6 pm on Monday, with voting scheduled to begin at 7 am on November 13 (tomorrow). The votes will be counted on November 23. The ruling BJP has fielded Swaroopji Thakor, while former Tharad MLA Gulabsinh Rajput is contestin...Read More

Success rate of BJP in Gujarat by-polls 69% after MLAs become Lok Sabha MPs

November 05, 2024
Success rate of BJP in Gujarat by-polls 69% after MLAs become Lok Sabha MPs

Gandhinagar: Vav assembly seat in Gujarat will go to by-polls on November 13. What are the chances of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning a by-election that comes after the Lok Sabha polls? If by-polls post Lok Sabha elections after new delimitation in effect (Post 2009) are analyzed the success rate of ruling BJP is nearly 69 percent. 2009: 6 seats went to by-polls after Lok Sabha elections, BJP gained 4, Congress 01 6 assembly seats went to by-polls as the MLAs resigned after get...Read More

Applicant having tainted past, MLA doing political stunt; Mahisagar district collector Neha Kumar clarifies

October 31, 2024
Applicant having tainted past, MLA doing political stunt; Mahisagar district collector Neha Kumar clarifies

Vadodara: Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari has been dragged into controversy by Congress Party MLA Jignesh, who represents the Vadgam (Scheduled Caste reserved) constituency in North Gujarat. MLA Jignesh has alleged that Neha Kumari misbehaved with a Scheduled Caste (SC) applicant, Vijay Parmar, during a Taluka-level Swagat program. However, the District Collector has stated that this is merely a political stunt by the MLA, adding that both the applicant and his brother have been booked ...Read More

10 candidates in fray in Vav assembly by-election

October 30, 2024
10 candidates in fray in Vav assembly by-election

Gandhinagar: After the last date of withdrawal of nomination, 10 candidates are left in fray in Vav assembly seat by-poll which is caused by resignation of Lok Sabha member from Congress party, Geniben Thakor. The main fight will be between the Congress candidate and former Tharad MLA Gulabsinh Rajput and former and current candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party Swarupji Thakor. Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's rebel candidate Mavjibhai Patel is third candidate who is news. In order to unite the Tha...Read More

Congress fields Gulabsinh Rajput as candidate for Vav by-election

October 25, 2024
Congress fields Gulabsinh Rajput as candidate for Vav by-election

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party has fielded Gulab Singh Rajput as its candidate for Vav assembly seat by-election. Today is the last date of filing nominations. The Congress party statement said - ' The Congress President, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, has approved the candidature of Shri Gulab Singh Rajput as Congress candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat from 7 – Vav Constituency. Gulab Singh Rajput is former MLA of Congress party from ...Read More