Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024: BJP leader defeats Congress’ Sonal Patel, surpasses 2019 victory margin

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Amit Shah emerged as winner in Gujarat's Gandhinagar constituency for the second consecutive term. Shah won the seat by a margin of 7.44 lakh votes against opposition Congress candidate Sonal Patel.

The Union Minister surpassed his 2019 victory margin of 5.5 lakh votes to retain the seat, as he received over 10.1 lakh votes.

Congress' Sonal Patel received 2.66 lakh votes, while BSP's Mohammed Anish Desai got nearly 7,500 votes.

Most of the independent candidates received less than 2,500 votes.

Over 22,000 people from the constituency also opted for NOTA (none of the above) option.

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Various exit poll results announced after the last phase of elections had predicted a thumping victory for Amit Shah and a clean sweep for the BJP in the state.

Before becoming a member of Parliament, Amit Shah represented the assembly segment of Gandhinagar.

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During the filing of his nomination, Shah, the second tallest leader of the BJP in the country, said that the general election was all about giving a third term to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a developed country by 2047.

He also claimed that Narendra Modi's first two terms went into correcting the Congress-led UPA government's mistakes.

Stating that he rose from modest booth worker to member of parliament, Shah said, "People of Gandhinagar gave me their blessings whenever I sought their votes."

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Union Minister Amit Shah's wins Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat.

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Union Minister Amit Shah's gets over 10 lakh votes, Congress' Sonal Patel 2.60 lakh votes.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Lead margin increases 7 lakh votes

Union Minister Amit Shah's vote margin against Congress candidate has increased by 7 lakh votes.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Lead margin increases 6 lakh votes

Union Minister Amit Shah's vote margin against Congress candidate has increased by 6 lakh votes.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Lead margin increases 5 lakh votes

Union Minister Amit Shah's vote margin against Congress candidate has increased by 5 lakh votes. Congress candidate Sonal Patel is trailing with 1.4 lakh votes.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Sonal Patel way behind in race

Congress candidate Sonal Patel is trailing by over 4.5 lakh votes from Gandhinagar seat as Amit Shah is header for a massive win.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Amit Shah headed for victory

With over 5 lakh votes, Amit Shah is headed for a massive victory from Gandhinagar seat. Congress candidate Sonal Patel is trailing by 4 lakh votes.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Over 8,000 opt for NOTA

NOTA (None of the above) option has so for got over 8,000 votes, much higher that the tally of votes polled by all the independent candidates.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Independent candidates get less than 1,000 votes

All the independent candidates who are contesting from Gandhinagar seat, have so far received less than 1,000 votes as Union Home Minister Amit Shah maintain lead of over 3 lakh votes.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah is leading by over 2,88,000 votes against opponent Sonal Patel. So far, Amit Shah has secured 3,70,199 votes. Whereas, Patel has received 81,729 votes.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: 2019 Lok Sabha election winner

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Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Previous representatives

Previously, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former deputy prime minister and veteran BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani represented the seat.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Voter turnout

The Gandhinagar constituency, which went to polls on May 7 in the third phase of the election, saw nearly 60 per cent voter turnout.

Amit Shah, Gandhinagar Election Results 2024 Live: Assembly segments voter turnout

Of the seven assembly constituencies of the Lok Sabha seat, Kalol recorded the highest, 65.22 per cent, voter turnout, followed by 64.88 in Sanand, 61.67 in Ghatlodia, 57.44 in Gandhinagar North, 56.88 in Vejalpur, 56.79 in Sabarmati and 55.67 in Naranpura.