Gandhinagar Civic Polls: BJP wins 38 seats,Cong gets 5,AAP 0

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has retained control of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation in Gujarat, winning 38 of the 44 seats, while the Congress secured five seats and an Independent candidate won one. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had won one seat in the previous election, failed to open its account this time.The results reaffirm the BJP's hold over the state capital's civic body, although its tally declined from 41 seats in the October 2021 elections. The Congress improved its performance, increasing its tally from two seats to five.

Ahmedabad, Gujarat: On the Gandhinagar municipal election results, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi says, "The BJP and the people of Gujarat work as a team... In the results for wards 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, BJP candidates have won 19 of the 20 seats. Counting for wards 2, 4, 6, 8 and 11 is underway. I am confident that BJP corporators and the people of Gandhinagar will work together to accelerate the pace of development"

— IANS (@ians_india) October 13, 2026

Counting began at 9 am on Tuesday following polling held on Sunday using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). A total of 130 candidates contested the 44 seats across 11 wards, with around 2.59 lakh registered voters.The BJP has governed the Gandhinagar civic body for the past five years.
Besides Gandhinagar, counting is underway for the Thara and Okha municipality elections, along with bypolls for municipal seats and various district and taluka panchayats across Gujarat.In Okha municipality in Devbhumi Dwarka district, counting is being held for 32 seats across nine wards. Four seats were won unopposed, while 75 candidates contested the remaining seats.In Thara municipality in Banaskantha district, votes are being counted for 24 seats across six wards, with 59 candidates in the fray.
Bypoll results are also being counted for one seat each in the Kheralu, Chhota Udepur and Bayad municipalities, along with seats in various district and taluka panchayats.
According to figures released by the State Election Commission, voter turnout stood at 59.25% in Gandhinagar, 81.18% in Thara and 63.27% in Okha.Joint Commissioner of the State Election Commission N K Damor said polling had been conducted peacefully.

(State Correspondent)