Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Results: BJP crushes Congress in massive victory, wins 160 seats

Total Seats: 192

• BJP: 160
• Congress: 32
• AAP: 00
• Others: 00

Election (Trends/Results):

Total Seats: 192

• BJP: 157
• Congress: 27
• AAP: 00
• Others: 00

Election (Trends/Results):

Total Seats: 192

• BJP: 150
• Congress: 26
• AAP: 00
• Others: 00

Election (Trends/Results):

Total Seats: 192

• BJP: 122
• Congress: 18
• AAP: 00
• Others: 00

Total Seats: 192

• BJP: 118
• Congress: 18
• AAP: 00
• Others: 00

• Ward No. 22, India Colony: BJP wins
• Naranpura: BJP panel victory
• Ghatlodia: BJP panel victory
• Sabarmati: BJP panel victory
• Dariyapur ward: Congress panel wins
• Maninagar: BJP panel victory
• Ward 35, Behrampura: Congress panel wins
• Jodhpur, Vejalpur, Amraiwadi, Chandkheda, Nikol, Nava Vadaj, Isanpur, Gota, Chandlodia: BJP panel victories
• Paldi ward: BJP panel wins
• Nikol: BJP panel victory
• Chandlodia: BJP panel victory
• Nikol Ward 24: BJP wins 4 seats
• Bapunagar ward: Out of 4 seats, Congress candidate Jayman Sharma wins 1 seat
• Chandkheda ward: Upset; BJP panel wins, Congress sitting corporator Rajshri Kesri loses
• Ward No. 39, Amraiwadi: BJP wins 4 seats
• Gota: BJP panel victory

During the counting of votes for the Gujarat local body elections on Tuesday, the BJP secured a clean sweep in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, with all its candidates declared victorious in nine wards.

BJP’s Jodhpur Ward candidate Bhagyesh Patel dedicated the party’s impressive show in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation election to party workers and voters. The saffron party is currently ahead in 95 of 192 municipal corporations. 

Trends on 104 seats

BJP- 95
Congress- 9

Trends on 75 seats

BJP- 67
Congress- 8

Trends on 71 seats

BJP- 62
Congress- 9

Trends available on 64 seats

BJP: 55

Congress: 09

The BJP panel also emerged victorious in the Saijpur Bodha ward. The winning candidates are Ankitbhai Patel, Vinodkumar Chaudhary, Bhavanaben Rabari, and Baldev Rathod.

In the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) panel secured victory in the Jodhpur ward. The winning candidates include Bhakhish Patel with 31,170 votes, Bhartiben Gohil with 30,014 votes, Vinod Patel with 29,060 votes, and Naina Kotak who received the highest with 31,799 votes.

Trends on 64 seats

BJP- 54

Congress- 10

Trends from 53 seats

BJP- leading in 46 seats

Congress- leading in 7 seats

During the ongoing counting of votes in Ahmedabad, early trends show the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in multiple wards. According to initial updates, BJP is ahead in Thaltej, Navrangpura, Asarwa and Bapunagar wards. The counting process is still underway, and final results are awaited.

Ritaben Thakro, the BJP candidate from Thaltej ward in Ahmedabad, has been elected unopposed.

As per the early trends, the BJP is leading on several seats in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The saffron party has also won two seats unopposed.

Counting of votes for the Gujarat local body elections began at 9 am on April 28, with postal ballots being processed first. Representatives from various political parties were present as Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were moved from the strongroom to initiate the counting procedure.

As counting of votes began in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Joint CP Niraj Badgujar said security has been heightened at several locations in the city. 

“Today, security arrangements have been made at two locations within the city of Ahmedabad- Gujarat College and ND Engineering College. Police personnel have been deployed, and a three-tier security cordon has been established here. The Election Commission is also keeping a close watch on the situation, and those eligible to vote have promptly completed the necessary formalities inside the premises,” he said.  

The counting of votes across 192 Municipal Corporation seats across 48 wards has begin in Ahmedabad. The BJP has alreadly won two seats unopposed. 

A total of 25,637 candidates have contested elections for 9,263 seats across 7,253 wards in Gujarat’s local self-government bodies.

In the 15 municipal corporations, 3,145 candidates competed for 1,101 seats spread across 261 wards. Meanwhile, 5,441 candidates contested 2,239 seats in 84 municipalities covering 656 wards.

At the district panchayat level, 3,059 candidates vied for 1,038 seats across 34 bodies, while 13,871 candidates fought for 4,976 seats in 260 taluka panchayats. Additionally, 21 candidates contested 9 seats in by-elections held across 12 municipal corporations.

Voting took place across 15 Municipal Corporations, 84 Municipalities, 34 District Panchayats, and 260 Taluka Panchayats in Gujarat, making it one of the state’s largest local body elections.

Two seats—Vasna and Thaltej—were won unopposed by the BJP. The counting is underway on all other seats.

A total of 652 candidates are contesting the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, representing major political parties including the BJP, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and AIMIM, along with a significant number of independent contenders. The civic polls are attracting considerable attention, particularly because the BJP has maintained a strong hold over the corporation for many years.

All arrangements have been finalised at a counting centre in Ahmedabad ahead of vote counting. Visuals from the venue show a fully prepared setup, with officials ready to begin the counting process under tight arrangements and security.

Vote counting for 192 Municipal Corporation seats spread across 48 wards in Ahmedabad will begin shortly. Meanwhile, the BJP has already secured two seats—Vasna and Thaltej—without contest, as they were won unopposed.

The main political contenders are the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the opposition Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). In addition, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) also fielded candidates in several constituencies.

In this year’s Municipal Corporation elections in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, voters saw a three-cornered contest involving the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress, and the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast his vote along with his family, including his son Jay Shah, at Booth No 38 at the Sub-Zonal Office in Narayanpura, Ahmedabad on Sunday. He displayed a victory sign while posing for the media.

The last Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation election was held in 2021, where the BJP secured a clear majority by winning 159 out of 192 seats. The Congress won 25 seats, AIMIM secured 7 seats, and one seat went to an independent candidate.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exercised his voting right through a postal ballot, as he is registered in the Ranip constituency under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

The 48 wards in Ahmedabad are: Shahpur, Dariapur, Jamalpur, Khadia, Asarwa, Shahibaug, Gomtipur, Odhav, Vastral, Bhaipura–Hatkeshwar, Amraiwadi, Ramol–Hathijan, Nikol, Viratnagar, Bapunagar, India Colony, Thakkar Bapanagar, Saraspur, Sardarnagar, Naroda, Kubernagar, Saijpur Bogha, Gota, Chandlodiya, Ghatlodiya, Thaltej, Bodakdev, Behrampura, Indrapuri, Khokhra, Maninagar, Danilimda, Lambha, Isanpur, Vatva, Sarkhej, Jodhpur, Vejalpur, Maktampura, Ranip, Chandkheda–Motera, Sabarmati, Naranpura, Nava Vadaj, SP Stadium, Navrangpura, Paldi, Vastrapur and Vasna

The counting of votes in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, along with other MCs, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats, will begin at 8 am. The election was conducted across these local bodies on April 26.