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As it happened: Hat-trick for Modi in Gujarat polls

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012, 8:33 IST | Agency: DNA


Vaju Vala, wins for record seventh time from Rajkot West
Congress's Dr Tejasree Patel wins in Viramgames
Arvind Patel wins in Sabarmati
RC Faldu trails
Saurabh Patel wins from Akota
BJP's Rakesh Shah wins in Ellis Bridge

Counting begins
Counting of votes for all 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh started at 8 am, Election Commission officials said.

Counting of votes for Gujarat Assembly elections, which witnessed a historic 71.32% voter turnout, has also begun for all the 182 constituencies, with pollsters predicting a third straight term in office for Narendra Modi.

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:32 IST

Mangrol
So here are the 1st lead. BJP leads in 4 seats -- Mangrol, Visavadar, Dhrangadhar and Dholka

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:39 IST

Polling in Gujarat was held in two phases on December 13 and 17.

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:45 IST

Karamsibhai Virjibhai Patel of Congress is leading in Sanand

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:47 IST

BJP is now leading in 14 seats while Congress is lagging behind with leads in just 8 seats as of now.

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:49 IST

Congress is leading in Sanand and Amreli

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:50 IST

Interestingly, in the early leads, Keshubhai Patel's GPP is nowhere in sight.

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 8:52 IST

GPP is leading in Junagadh

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:00 IST

Sanand: After the thirds round of voting, BJP is leading with 11,761 votes
Congress: 8,876 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:08 IST

Amraiwadi: BJP leading with 5,182 votes
Congress: 3,859 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:09 IST

Maninagar: Narendra Modi leading with 8,780 votes

Sanjiv Bhatt's wife Shweta has got 1,050 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:11 IST

Here's what Narendra Modi tweeted this morning:
"No need of looking behind, FORWARD! We want infinite energy, infinite courage, infinite patience..."

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:13 IST

Thakkarnager: Congress is leading with 5,473 votes
BJP has got 4,442 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:16 IST

Sanand: After fourth round of counting, BJP continues to lead with 16,244
Congress - 12,846

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:23 IST

Amraiwadi: After second round of counting:
BJP leads with 10,041 votes
Congress has got 6,506 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:26 IST

Sabarmati: After second round of counting, BJP leads with 12,041
Congress is reeling with 3,949 votes
GPP has got 122 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:28 IST

Dholka: BJP is leading with 5,600 votes
Congress has got 3,157 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:29 IST

Naranpura: After first round of counting, BJP leads with 6,806 votes
Congress has got 1,743 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:32 IST

Ellis Bridge
Jagruti Pandya of GPP is trailing in Ellis Bridge

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:34 IST

Viramgam: After first round, Congress is leading with 3,723 votes
BJP has got 2,452

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:36 IST

Maninagar: After second round of counting, BJP leads with 14,666 votes
Congress has got 5,026

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:39 IST

Jabalpur: Congress is leading with 7,503 votes
BJP has got 3,224 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:40 IST

Jamalpur-Khadia: BJP is leading with 3,224 votes
Congress has got 7,503 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:45 IST

Ellis Bridge: BJP's Rakesh Shah is leading with 6,506
Congress has gotten 1,525 votes
GPP's Jagruti Pandya has gotted 381

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:47 IST

Jitendra Dave reports from Circuit House (EC Control room):
Control room facing an internet problem

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:54 IST

Maninagar: After forth round of counting —
BJP leads with 30,941 votes
Congress has got 8,718 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 9:58 IST

Maninagar: After fifth round of counting:
BJP takes clear lead with 40,886 votes
Congress has got 9,810 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:00 IST

Sanand: BJP is leading with 27,985 votes
Congress has got 19,521 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:04 IST

Vatva: BJP is leading by 5,000 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:05 IST

Ghatlodia: After fourth round of voting —
BJP is leading with 21,648 votes
Congress has got 10,887 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:09 IST

Maninagar: After sixth round of voting —
BJP leading with 47,322 votes
Congress reeling with 13,068 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:15 IST

Naranpura:  Latest numbers:
BJP gets 31,385 votes
Congress gets 7,079 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:18 IST

Jamalpur-Khadia:
Congress leads with 11,308 votes
BJP gets with 5,218 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:26 IST

Sabarmati: After nineth round of voting —
BJP leads with 54,883 votes
Congress gets 27,028 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:27 IST

Dariyapur:
Congress leading with 11,044 congress
BJP trailing with 15,994

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:28 IST

Congress leading in 4 of 5 constituencies in Gandhinagar district

Congress 4
BJP 1
Total
5
Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:32 IST

Keshubhai Patel of GPP leading in Visavadar

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:33 IST

Congress stalwarts trailing
Congress stalwarts Shaktisingh Gohil and Arjun Modhwani are trailing in Bhavnagar roral are and Porbandar respectively.

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:40 IST

Bapunagar:
BJP leading with 15,635 congress
Congress trailing with 9,139

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:41 IST

Sabarmati: After 11th round
BJP leads with 70,368 votes
Congress gets 31,508

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:44 IST

Naranpura: After fifth round
BJP leading with 38,740 votes
Congress gets 9,070 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:45 IST

Amraiwadi: After seventh round
BJP leads with 33,406 votes
Congress gets 26,011

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:46 IST

Viramgam: After seventh round
Congress leads with 26,275 votes
BJP gets 19,814 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:47 IST

Ellis Bridge:
Congress trailing with gets 11508 votes
BJP leading with 31,409 votes
GPP gets 2,371 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:48 IST

Vejalpur: After third round
BJP lead with 21,741 votes
Congress ltrailing with 3,991 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:49 IST

Ghatlodia: After seventh round
BJP lead with 41,519 votes
Congress leading with 17,863 voting

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:51 IST

Ghatlodia: After seventh round
BJP lead with 41,519 votes
Congress leading with 17,863 voting

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:51 IST

Maninagar: After nineth round
BJP leading with 63,923 votes
Congress gets 20,377

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:51 IST

Ellis Bridge: After sixth round
BJP 36,685 votes
Congress 12,911 votes
GPP 2,756

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:52 IST

Nikole:
Congress gets 2,975 votes
BJP leads with a huge gap with 19,446 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:58 IST

Amraiwadi:
BJP gets 38,703 votes
Congress trailing with 28,673 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 10:59 IST

Dariyapur: After fifth round
BJP lead with 26,691 votes
Congress trailing with 20,090 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:01 IST

Sanand: After fifth round
BJP lead with 45,295 votes
Congress trailing with 41,117 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:06 IST

Jamalpur-Khadia: After fourth round
Congress leading with with 17,335 votes
BJP gets 5,724 votes
Kabaliwala gets 4,767 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:08 IST

Asarwa: 
BJP lead with 18,386 votes
Congress trailing with 7,276 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:10 IST

Dholka:
BJP lead with 31,680 votes
Congress trailing with 24,565 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:11 IST

Ghatlodia:
BJP lead with 48,865 votes
Congress trailing with 19,442 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:12 IST

Ellis Bridge
BJP leads with 50,738 votes
Congress trailing with 16,045 votes
GPP gest 3,791 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:13 IST

Vatwa
BJP leads with 40,648 votes
Congress gets 8,943 votes
 

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:15 IST

Vejalpur: After fourth round
BJP gets 27,619 votes
Congress gest 5,667

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:16 IST

Individual winners

  • Finance minister Vaju Vala, wins for record seventh time from Rajkot West
  • Congress leader Dr Tejasree Patel wins in Viramgam
  • BJP's Arvind Patel wins in Sabarmati
  • BJP leader RC Faldu trails
  • BJP's Saurabh Patel wins from Akota
  • BJP's Amit Shah wins in Naranpura
  • Rakesh Shah from BJP wins in Ellis Bridge
  • BJP's Janak Patel with in Karanj
  • Paresh Dhanani of Congress wins in Amreli
Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:26 IST

Viramgam
Congress leads with 49,583 votes
BJP wins 41,282 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:29 IST

Sanand
Congress wins 62,568 votes
BJP leads with 63,826 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:31 IST

Jamalpur-Khadia:
Independent cabinet Sabir Kabaliwala leads with 22,033 votes
Congress gets 21,966 votes
BJP gets 6,939 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:35 IST

Vejalpur
BJP leading with 50,959 votes
Congress gets 8,579 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:37 IST

Danilimda
BJP leading in 36,805 votes
Congress wins 36,747 votes

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 11:40 IST

Gujarat govt prepares for celebration after results

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 13:20 IST

BJP starts preparing for celebration outside their Khanpur office

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 14:31 IST

BJP celebrates outside the EC control room
Video by Jitendra Dave

Thursday, Dec 20, 2012 15:30 IST