Surat: Trends available at 11:30 am showed BJP candidates are leading in 13 of the total 16 Assembly seats in Surat where counting of votes is still underway.
List of BJP candidates leading in Surat:
Olpad - Patel Mukeshbhai Zinabhai (BJP)
Mangrol - Vasava Ganpatsinh Vestabhai (BJP)
Kamrej - V.D.Zalavadiya (BJP)
Surat North - Balar Kantibhai Himmatbhai (BJP)
Surat West - Purnesh Modi (BJP)
Varachha Road - Kishor Kanani (Kumar) (BJP)
Karanj - Ghoghari Pravinbhai Manjibhai (BJP)
Limbayat -Patil Sangitaben Rajendrabhai (BJP)
Udhna - Patel Vivek Narottambhai (BJP)
Majura -Harsh Rameshkumar Sanghavi (BJP)
Katargam - Vinodbhai Amarshibhai Moradiya (Vinubhai Ningala) (BJP)
Choryasi - Patel Zankhana Hiteshkumar (BJP)
Bardoli - Ishwarbhai (Anil) Ramanbhai Parmar (BJP)
List of Congress candidates leading in Surat:
Mahuva - Tushar Chaudhary (CONG)
Surat East - Bharucha Nitinkumar Thakordas (CONG)
Mandvi - Chaudhari Anandbhai Mohanbhai (CONG)
Live Update
09:00 am
Trends available at 09:00 showed BJP candidates are leading in Surat East, Surat West and Surat North.
In Surat West, Purnesh Modi of BJP is ahead of his rivals whereas in Surat North Balar Kantibhai Himmatbhai of BJP is leading. In Surat East, Arvind Shantilal Rana of BJP is ahead of his rivals.
08:00 am
Counting of votes began at 8 am for all the 16 seats in Surat region. Trends and leads are expected by 08:30 am. The process has begun with counting of postal ballots.
Counting of votes has also started in other areas of the state to elect the new 182-member assembly in Gujarat.
All results are likely to be declared by today afternoon.
07:30 am
The State Election Commission in Gujarat has made elaborate arrangements in Surat where counting of votes for 2017 Assembly Elections is set to start at 08:00 am.
Surat region has a total of 16 assembly seats including Olpad, Mangrol, Mandvi, Kamrej, Surat East, Surat North, Varachha Road, Karanj, Limbayat, Udhana, Majura, Katargam, Surat West, Choryasi, Bardoli and Mahuva.
While all the seats are important, election results of Surat East and Surat North are keenly watched.
Surat is one of the largest textile hubs in India. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing stiff opposition here especially after GST rollover as the industry has almost collapsed because of the new tax system.
Of the total 2.4 lakh votes Surat East, Muslims comprise around 84,000, while Vohras and Dalits number about 3,500 and 14,000, respectively.
The constituency to watch out for is Rajkot West where Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was faced with Congress leader Indranil Rajyaguru.
OBC-dominated Gandhidham in Saurashtra region is an urban seat which elected BJP’s Maheshwari Ramesh Vachchhraj as MLA in 2012 with a margin of 72,988 votes. This time 29-year-old Malti Maheshwari, BJP’s youngest candidate, is contesting against Congress’s Kishor Pingol. Both are Dalit leaders.
Muslim-majority Abdasa in Saurashtra region is the largest constituency in Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, spread over an area of 6,278 sq km. Another Muslim-dominated constituency is Mandvi. Out of the 2.24 lakh voters here, 50,000 are Muslims, followed by 31,000 Dalits, 25,000 Patidars and 21,000 Rajputs. Chheda Tarachand Jagashi of the BJP had won from Mandvi in 2012 with 61,984 votes.
Voting to elect the new body of the 182-member Gujarat Assembly were held in 02 phases. The first phase election for 89 seats was held on December 09 whereas the second phase of elections for the remaining 93 seats were held on December 14.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is ruling since last 22 years in Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party president Amit Shah both are from Gujarat. Hence the stakes are high for the party and the two leaders to retain power in the crucial state.
On the other hand a resurgent Congress led by its newly elected Rahul Gandhi in association with three youth leaders - Hardik Patel, Jignesg Mewani and Alpesh Thakur, have all given a stiff challenge to the ruling BJP.
Hard questions were raised by these young leaders so frequently in election rallies and so strongly that the ruling BJP was seemingly on back foot. Not finding any answer to cruel questions, the BJP immediately switched to its age-old communal angle, and led by none other than Prime Minister Modi himself, tried every bit in hand to polarise voters on communal lines.
Because of the strong opposition the ruling BJP faced on the ground, it was widely expected that it will be tough for it to retain power. However all Exit Polls and Surveys aired soon after polling ended on December 14 have predicted a "thumping victory" for the BJP.
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain power in Gujarat, though with less number of seats as compared to its tally in 2012, majority of the Exit Polls said on Thursday.
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