Punjab: AAP edges ahead in Ludhiana WestIn Punjab’s Ludhiana West, AAP’s Sanjeev Arora was leading by 2,286 votes over Congress’ Bharat Bhushan Ashu after six of the 14 counting rounds. The BJP’s Jiwan Gupta was in the third position, followed by Shiromani Akali Dal’s Parupkar Singh Ghuman. The by-election was necessitated by the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi earlier this year.Voter turnout for the seat stood at 51.33 per cent, a significant drop from the 64 per cent registered in the 2022 assembly elections.Gujarat: AAP wins Visavadar seat, BJP holds KadiAAP leader Gopal Italia won the Visavadar seat, while BJP’s Rajendra Chavda bagged Kadi seat on Monday, as counting for bypolls to the two constituencies in Gujarat concluded, officials said.Italia, the former Gujarat president of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), defeated his nearest rival, BJP candidate Kirit Patel, in Visavadar seat of Junagadh district by a margin of 17,554 votes. While Italia received 75,942 votes, Patel got 58,388 votes after the end of total 21 rounds of counting, as per the data shared by the Election Commission.BJP leaders earlier said they were hoping to break the 18-year jinx in Visavadar, where the party last tasted victory in 2007.Meanwhile, in the SC-reserved Kadi seat, BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda was leading by over 35,000 votes against Congress’ Ramesh Chavda after 16 rounds of counting. The seat fell vacant following the death of BJP MLA Karsan Solanki in February.In Kadi seat of Mehsana district, reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates, BJP’s Rajendra Chavda emerged victorious by a margin of 39,452 votes over Congress’ Ramesh Chavda after the end of all 22 rounds of counting.While Rajendra Chavda received 99,742 votes, former Congress MLA Ramesh Chavda managed to secure 60,290 votes.(With inputs from PTI)
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