Lok Sabha Elections 2024: This is how BJP pulled off a miraculous uncontested win in Gujarat's Surat
Surat/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stunned the political landscape in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate Gujarat by pulling off a miraculous uncontested win in the Surat constituency even before a single vote is polled.
BJP's Mukeshkumar Chandrakant Dalal also received the winning certificate on Monday, almost two weeks before the scheduled date for polling (May 7).
As many as 15 candidates had filed nominations from the seat. 8 of 15 candidates including the Independents withdrew their nominations.
The candidates who withdrew their nominations also included two Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates, a second BJP candidate in the name of Kachhadiya Janakkumar.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected the remaining six nominations including two from Congress and their replacement candidate, paving the way for Dalal to emerge as the winner, citing technical reasons.
આપણા નરેન્દ્રભાઈને ફરી પ્રધાનમંત્રી બનાવવા સુરતે અર્પણ કર્યું પ્રથમ કમળ...
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) April 22, 2024
સુરત લોકસભા બેઠકના ઉમેદવાર શ્રી @mukeshdalal568 ને બિનહરીફ ચૂંટાવવા બદલ પ્રદેશ અધ્યક્ષ શ્રી @CRPaatil એ અભિનંદન પાઠવ્યા. #PhirEKBarModiSarkar#AbkiBar400Par pic.twitter.com/TanHMnFR1v
The filing of nominations for the upcoming polls went on from April 15 to 19. The last date for withdrawal of nominations was April 22.
Reportedly, this is the first time since 1989, a Lok Sabha candidate in India won unopposed.
In 1989, National Conference candidate Mohammad Shafi Bhat had won from the Srinagar seat unopposed.
While Congress so far has won unopposed on 22 occasions since 1977, this is the first time for the BJP, which is seeking its third straight term, to win an election in this manner.
Gujarat, which has 26 Lok Sabha seats, will go to polls in a single phase on May 7.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Sunjay Kapur’s estate row: Karisma Kapoor’s children cry forgery, Priya Sachdev called 'Cinderella’s stepmother'
The bitter inheritance tussle over late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s ₹30,000-crore fortune took a dramatic turn in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, with senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, representing Kapur’s children from his marriage to actor Karisma Kapoor, likening their stepmother Priya Sachdev Kapur to “Cinderella’s stepmother," media reports said.
China seeks India’s assurance against re-export of heavy rare earth magnets to US
New Delhi: Beijing has reportedly requested New Delhi’s guarantee that India will not re-export the heavy rare earth magnets, exported from China, to the United States, ensuring domestic use strictly within India, media reports said.
Karnataka cabinet approves paid menstrual leave for women employees across sectors
Bengaluru: Women employees in Karnataka will now be entitled to one paid menstrual leave each month, the state cabinet announced on Wednesday.
'Terribly wrong': Chidambaram says PM Modi misquoted him on his 26/11 remark
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran P Chidambaram on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wrongly quoted him to claim the Congress-led UPA government backtracked from attacking Pakistan under 26/11 Mumbai terror attack under pressure from a foreign country.
Latest News
Sunjay Kapur’s estate row: Karisma Kapoor’s children cry forgery, Priya Sachdev called 'Cinderella’s stepmother'
Border Guards seizes contraband items and rescued 17 cattle heads
Neuberg Pulse marks its entry into Tripura with first state-of-art labaratory in Dharmanagar
China seeks India’s assurance against re-export of heavy rare earth magnets to US
