Visavadar: The political controversy surrounding the alleged grain scam in Visavadar has taken a dramatic turn, with the BJP accusing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Gopal Italia of shielding his own party workers while raising allegations against others. The row began on August 1, when newly elected Visavadar MLA Gopal Italia staged a sit-in protest outside the local police station, demanding the registration of an FIR into what he termed a large-scale black-marketing of subsidized foodgrains. Ita...Read More

Ahmedabad: A by-election was held on June 19 for two seats of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly—Visavadar and Kadi. The results delivered a split verdict, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retaining the Kadi seat and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) winning Visavadar. Both victorious candidates have now taken oath as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The oath was administered by Gujarat Vidhan Sabha Speaker Shankar Chaudhary at the state assembly complex. BJP’s Rajendra Chavda ...Read More

Visavadar: The counting of votes for the Visavadar Assembly seat has concluded, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Gopal Italia emerging victorious. AAP, which had won the seat in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections, has successfully retained it with a lead of 17,554 votes. Italia secured a total of 75,942 votes, while BJP candidate Kirit Patel received 58,388 votes. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Nitin Ranpariya, representing the main opposition party, managed to garner only 5,501 votes, a...Read More

Visavadar: The counting of votes for the Visavadar Assembly by-election is underway, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on track to retain the seat. Counting began at 8 AM on Monday, with votes being tallied across 14 tables. According to the latest results from the 18th round, AAP candidate Gopal Italia has secured a total of 65,295 votes, maintaining a strong lead over his rivals. The BJP has received 51,220 votes, while the Congress trails with just 4,798 votes. Italia has been in the lead fo...Read More

Visavadar/Kadi: The counting of votes for the by-elections to two vacant Assembly seats, Visavadar and Kadi in Gujarat, started this morning at 8 am. The outcome is expected to become clear by around noon. Visavadar is located in the Junagadh district in the Saurashtra region, while Kadi lies in North Gujarat. Update at 1 pm: BJP retains Kadi seat with Rajendra Chavda winning by a margin of over 38,000 votes, while AAP's Gopal Italia has secured victory for the party in Visavadar with a lead ...Read More

Visavadar / Kadi : Counting of votes for the by-elections of two vacant Assembly seats, Visavadar and Kadi in Gujarat has began this morning. The picture of who is going to win will be clear by around noon. Update at 1 pm: BJP retains Kadi seat with Rajendra Chavda winning by a margin of over 38,000 votes, while AAP's Gopal Italia has secured victory for the party in Visavadar with a lead of over 17,000 votes at the end of all 21 rounds of counting. Update at 11:40 am: BJP leads by a margin of...Read More

Junagadh: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the cancellation of voting at two polling stations in the Visavdar Assembly constituency following irregularities during the by-elections held on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The re-polling will now take place on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. As per the ECI notification under Section 58(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, polling at Booth No. 86 – Malida and Booth No. 111 – Nawa Vaghania of Assembly...Read More

Kadi/Visavadar: Voting concluded peacefully on Thursday for the by-elections in the Visavadar and Kadi assembly constituencies. As per the Election Commission of India, Visavadar recorded a voter turnout of 57.80%, while Kadi saw 56.89% turnout. Although these are provisional numbers and are likely to rise. The polling, which began at 7 AM and continued till 6 PM, was largely smooth, barring a minor scuffle between BJP and AAP workers in Viraval village, which was quickly brought under control ...Read More

Kadi/Visavadar: Polling began on Thursday morning for the by-elections to the Visavadar and Kadi assembly constituencies in Gujarat, where candidates from the BJP, Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are contesting. Voting started at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm, according to election officials. Update at 5  pm: 54.61% voter turnout in Visavadar, Kadi records 54.49% turnout at 5 pm, as per ECI data. Update at 3 pm: As per the Election Commission of India (ECI), voter turnout stood at 46....Read More