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Gujarat, Himachal polls: Big winners and losers

Last updated on: December 08, 2022 19:25 IST

Counting for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh was held on Thursday.

Here's how our netas fared in the elections.

Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav won party bastion, Mainpuri, by defeating her nearest rival Raghuraj Singh Shakya of BJP by a margin of 2,88,461 votes to retain the seat which was held by late party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.
 

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel  won from Ghatlodia seat in Ahmedabad by a margin of 1.92 lakh votes.

Hardik Patel, who joined the BJP just before the assembly election, won from the Viramgam seat with 51,707 votes.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur retains Seraj assembly seat in Mandi district, defeating nearest Congress rival Chet Ram by a significant margin of 31,788 votes.

Sitting Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani won his Vadgam assembly seat.

BJP's Rivaba Jadeja, wife of star India cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, wins from the Jamnagar (north) constituency.

Isudan Gadhvi, the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate, lost to BJP's Ayar Mulubhai Hardasbhai Bera from the Khambhalia constituency by more than 18,000 votes.

AAP's Gujarat president Gopal Italia lost from the Katargam constituency.

BJP leader Alpesh Thakor wins from the Gandhinagar south assembly constituency.
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