Gujarat Elections 2017 Results: BJP Wins in Dharampur, Valsad, Pardi and Umbergaon, Congress Wins Kaprada Seat

Dharampur, Valsad, Pardi, Kaprada, Umbergaon Election 2017 Results Live News Updates: Counting For Vidhan Sabha Seats in Gujarat 

Updated: December 18, 2017 4:37 PM IST

By Sandhya Dangwal | Edited by Sandhya Dangwal

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Gandhinagar, December 18: The counting of votes for Assembly constituencies falling under the Valsad district will take place today i.e. December 18 for Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017. The result of elected MLAs for five seats of Dharampur, Valsad, Pardi, Kaprada, Umbergaon will be out by 5 PM today. Dharampur, Valsad, Pardi, Kaprada and Umbergaon constituencies fall under Valsad Lok Sabha constituency.  The results for phase 1 and phase 2 of Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 will be announced on December 18.

The voting for Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 in these Assembly constituencies took place on December 9. The main fight in Dharampur, Valsad, Pardi, Kaprada and Umbergaon Assembly constituencies is between the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the challenger Indian National Congress (INC). The contest also witnessed  participation from several independent, regional and national parties too.

Valsad

Valsad, constituency number 179, is currently in the BJP regime and is headed by BJP’s Bharatbhai Kikubhai Patel who had registered victory from here in 2012 with 93,658 votes against INC’s Patel Dharmesh Alias Bhola Ambelal. In the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, the Congress had fielded Narendra J. Tandel from this seat against BJP’s Bharatbhai Patel. The voting on this seat will be held on December 9 and the results will be announced on December 18.  Check LIVE Updates of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017 Results Here

Dharampur

The Dharampur constituency which is constituency number 178 went polls on December 9. The results of this constituency will be announced today i.e. December 18. The seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, is currently held by Ishvarbhai Dhedabhai Patel of the Indian National Congress (INC). Patel had won against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Chaudhari Sumitraben Batukbhai in 2012. The seat was won by INC’s Chaudhari Chhanabhai Kolubhai in 2007 with 64243 votes. In the Gujarat Assembly elections 2017, the seat will see competetion between INC’s Ishwarbhai D. Patel and BJP’s Arvindbhai Patel. Check LIVE Results of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 here

Pardi

Pardi which is Constituency number 180 in Valsad district will see a tough fight between Congress’ Bharatbhai M. Patel and BJP’s Kanubhai Desai. It will go to polls on December 9. The results will be announced on December 18. The seat is currently held by Kanubhai Mohanlal Desai of the BJP. He had defeated INC’s Hemant Manubhai Desai in 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections. Check LIVE Updates of Himachal Pradesh Results Here

Kaprada

Constituency number 181, Kaprada, is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe candidates. It is currently held by Chaudhari Jitubhai Harajibhai of the INC who had won it against BJP’s Prakashbhai Shankarbhai Patel in 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections. The seat, in Gujarat Assembly elections 2017, will see contest between Madhubhai Bapubhai Raut of the BJP and Jitubhai H. Chaudhary of the INC.

Umbergaon

Constituency number 182, Umbergaon, is held by the BJP’s Ramanlal Nanubhai Patkar. He had defeated INC’s Govindbhai Vestabhai Patel in 2012. In Gujarat Assembly elections 2017, the BJP has announced Ramanbhai Nanubhai Paatakar as its candidate for the seat, which is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. The Congress is yet to announce its candidate.

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