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Independents won 1 seat, Congress 1, SP 2, and the BJP won 62 Municipalities
Ahmedabad, April 17, 2026
In the battle for local self-government elections held on February 19, 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured victory in the majority of municipalities—including the Junagadh Metropolitan Municipality—as well as in the by-elections for District and Taluka Panchayats. The BJP won 62 out of the 68 municipalities contested. Elections were also held for 3 Taluka Panchayats.
Out of a total of 1,844 seats, 167 seats were won uncontested.
Voting took place for 1,677 seats across 66 municipalities. Of these 1,677 seats, the BJP secured 1,377.
Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party (SP) emerged victorious in Kutiyana and Ranavav, located in the Porbandar district.
Independents
In the Anklav Municipality of the Anand district, Independent candidates (backed by Congress) secured a majority.
Tie
In the Dakor Municipality, the election resulted in a tie between the BJP and Independent candidates.
Salaya
The voting eligibility of Mulubera—the Forest Minister in Bhupendra Patel’s government—was cleared for the BJP’s Bhanvad Assembly constituency.
Congress managed to secure only one municipality in the entire Dwarka district: Salaya. In the Salaya Municipality elections within the Devbhumi Dwarka district, Congress reclaimed 15 out of the 28 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 13 seats. Notably, the BJP failed to win a single seat in Salaya. Among all the local body elections held, this was the only municipality where the BJP did not secure a single seat.
In Bhanvad, BJP candidates were elected unopposed to 8 out of the 24 seats. Voting
Elections were held for 68 municipalities and 3 Taluka Panchayats.
Voter turnout stood at 61.65 percent in 66 municipalities. For the mid-term elections in two municipalities, the turnout was 35.23 percent. Voting for 19 vacant seats across various municipalities recorded a turnout of 37.85 percent.
In the by-elections held for eight seats in District Panchayats, the voter turnout was 43.67 percent.
The by-elections for 76 seats in Taluka Panchayats witnessed a voter turnout of 57.01 percent.
The voting process remained peaceful, and no re-polling was required at any polling station.
G.C. Brahmbhatt served as the Secretary of the State Election Commission.
