{"id":8194,"date":"2026-08-03T11:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8194"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T11:17:28","slug":"bjp-retains-manjalpur-seat-as-satish-patel-defeats-congress-by-over-30000-votes-vadodara-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8194","title":{"rendered":"BJP retains Manjalpur seat as Satish Patel defeats Congress by over 30,000 votes | Vadodara News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132828756,imgsize-516099,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/bjp-holds-manjalpur-seat-as-satish-patel-defeats-congress-by-over-30000-votes.jpg\" alt=\"BJP retains Manjalpur seat as Satish Patel defeats Congress by over 30,000 votes\" title=\"Satish Patel won the contest by a margin of 30,630 votes.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Satish Patel won the contest by a margin of 30,630 votes.\">Satish Patel won the contest by a margin of 30,630 votes.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>VADODARA: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bharatiya-janata-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bharatiya Janata Party<\/a> (BJP) on Monday retained the Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat&#8217;s Vadodara district, with its candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/satish-patel\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satish Patel<\/a> defeating Congress nominee Bhikhabhai Rabari by a margin of more than 30,000 votes in the by-election.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/> According to Election Commission data, Satish Patel secured 55,481 votes, while Rabari received 24,851 votes after the completion of all 20 rounds of counting, according to news agency PTI. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Patel won the contest by a margin of 30,630 votes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/> The counting process began at 8 am at Bhavan&#8217;s School in Vadodara&#8217;s Makarpura area under tight security arrangements.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/> The by-election, held on July 30, recorded a voter turnout of 37.5 per cent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/> The seat fell vacant following the death of senior BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Yogesh Patel on June 2 after a prolonged illness, necessitating the bypoll.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/> For the contest, the BJP fielded former Vadodara Municipal Corporation councillor Satish Govindbhai Patel, while the Congress nominated its Gujarat vice-president and former minister Bhikhabhai Rabari. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The election witnessed a direct contest between the two candidates.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/> With the victory, the BJP&#8217;s tally in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly has increased to 162. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The Congress now has 12 MLAs, while the Aam Aadmi Party holds five seats. The remaining members include two Independents and one Samajwadi Party legislator.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/vadodara\/bjp-holds-manjalpur-seat-as-satish-patel-defeats-congress-by-over-30000-votes\/articleshow\/132828552.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satish Patel won the contest by a margin of 30,630 votes. VADODARA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday retained the Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat&#8217;s Vadodara district, with its candidate Satish Patel defeating Congress nominee Bhikhabhai Rabari by a margin of more than 30,000 votes in the by-election. 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