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

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

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

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