Gandhinagar: After the completion of nomination filings for the Umreth Assembly by-election, six candidates remain in the contest. According to a statement from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Gujarat, the candidates include Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan (Congress), Harshad Parmar (BJP), Maulik Shah (Bharatiya National Lok Dal), Jitesh Sevak (Independent), Nirupa Madhu (Independent) and Mahendra Parmar (Independent). Voting is scheduled for April 23. The bypoll was necessitated following the de...Read More

Umreth: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has announced Bhrugurajsinh Pratapsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat. The candidature was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, according to an official statement. Chauhan holds M.A. and M.Ed. degrees and has held several organisational roles within the party. He currently serves as Coordinator of the GPCC Central Zone (2025 onwards) and was a Pradesh Pratinidhi i...Read More

Umreth: The ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced Harshad Govindbhai Parmar as its candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth (Assembly constituency No. 111) seat in Gujarat. Harshad Parmar is the son of former MLA Govindbhai Parmar and currently serves as the Sarpanch of Chikhodra Gram Panchayat and President of the Anand Taluka Sarpanch Association. Voting for the Umreth by-poll will be held on April 23, 2026, and counting of votes, along with the declaration of results...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat will witness by-polls for two vacant assembly seats — Visavadar and Kadi — on June 19, the Election Commission declared today through a formal press release. While the Visavadar seat is vacant due to the resignation of then Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Bhupatbhai Bhayani (who later joined the BJP), the Kadi seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, is vacant due to the passing of then BJP MLA Karsanbhai Punjabhai Solanki. As per the press release by the ...Read More