Gujarat Election Results 2017: BJP's Patel Bhupendrabhai wins from Ghatlodia

AHMEDABAD: BJP candidate Patel Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant defeats Patel Shashikant from Ghatlodia constituency of Gujarat with a margin of 117750 votes.

BJP candidate Patel Anandiben Mafatbhai had in 2012 won from this seat with a vote margin of 110395.

The BJP today retained the power in Gujarat for the record sixth time, with trends from 182 Assembly seats giving it a lead in almost 100 seats while the Congress was following on nearly 70.

The elections for 182-seat Assembly were held on December 9 and 14, after an acrimonious campaign, which was dominated by a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

In the 2012 elections, the BJP had won 115 seats while the Congress emerged victorious on 61 seats.

The BJP has been in power in the state since 1995, winning consecutive elections in the home state of Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.