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News Elections Vadgam Election Results 2022: Congress' Jignesh Mevani win 2nd time in a row | Highlights

Vadgam Election Results 2022: Congress' Jignesh Mevani win 2nd time in a row | Highlights

Vadgam Election Results 2022: Congress candidate Jignesh Mevani won from Vadgam despite strong Modi-wave in Gujarat.

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Edited By: Anurag Roushan
Published : Dec 08, 2022 6:23 IST, Updated : Dec 08, 2022 21:22 IST

Vadgam Election Results 2022 LIVE: The counting of votes for the Gujarat Assembly elections was held on Thursday. The assembly elections in the state were held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes took place at as many as 37 counting centres covering the 182 Assembly seats. While the contest in Gujarat has traditionally been between the BJP and Congress, it was three-cornered this time around with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entering the poll arena. A total of 70 political outfits and 624 independents were in the fray. Apart from the main rivals BJP, Congress and AAP, 101 candidates from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and 26 from Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) also contested. As far as the Vadgam assembly constituency is concerned, it usually sees a direct fight between Congress and BJP. But, in 2017 assembly election, Independent leader Jignesh Mevani, who is one of the prime Dalit leaders in Gujarat, changed the equation and won the seat. 

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Live updates : Vadgam Election Results 2022

  • December 08, 2022 3:02 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Congress leader Jignesh Mevani leads by over 7,000 votes

    As per official Election Commission trends, Congress leader Jignesh Mevani is leading by 7,477 votes at the Vadgam assembly seat. BJP's candidate Manilal Vaghela is at the second spot followed by the AAP. 

  • December 08, 2022 1:19 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Jignesh Mevani trails by over 24,00 votes

    Congress leader Jignesh Mevani is trailing by 2,466 votes in Vadgam. As per the latest updates by the Election Commission, BJP's Manibhai Vaghela is leading at this constituency as of now. 

  • December 08, 2022 8:28 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Early trends show Congress' Jignesh Mevani trailing

    As per the early trends, Congress leader Jignesh Mevani is trailing at the Vadgam assembly seat. The counting of votes is underway.  

  • December 08, 2022 6:27 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Vadgam constituency: Triangular contest on the cards

     The polling at the Vadgam constituency was held on December 5. Congress had fielded Jignesh Mevani whereas the BJP placed its bets on Manilal Vaghela. Dalpat Bhatiya was the candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).