Rajkot municipal corporation election 2021 result is all set to be declared on February 23. Here are all the LIVE updates on the Rajkot municipal corporation election 2021 result date, counting of votes, latest news and more:-

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-Rajkot municipal corporation election result: Latest trends/results

Rajkot -Wards: 18, Seats: 72, Majority Mark: 37

BJP-68, Congress-4, AAP - 0, AIMIM- 0, Others-0

-Rajkot municipal corporation election result: Latest trends/results

Rajkot -Wards: 18, Seats: 72, Majority Mark: 37

BJP-68, Congress-4, AAP - 0, AIMIM- 0, Others-0

Rajkot municipal corporation election result: Latest trends/results

BJP-55, Congress-0, AAP - 0, AIMIM- 0, Others-0

- Gujarat civic polls: Counting underway, BJP leading

Counting is underway for Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat and the BJP is leading after winning 40 seats so far out of the total 576, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday.
The Congress has so far won nine seats, it said.

- Polling for the 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Sunday.

The BJP ruled all these civic bodies for last several terms.

The counting of votes began at 9 am on Tuesday.

After three hours of counting, the SEC said the BJP has till now emerged victorious in 40 seats, including five in Ahmedabad, eight in Rajkot, four in Surat, nine in Vadodara, and seven each in Jamnagar and Bhavnagar.

The Congress has so far won seven seats in Vadodara and one each in Bhavnagar and Jamnagar.
An average 46.1 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the elections to the six civic bodies on Sunday.

The municipal corporation elections are being seen as a test for Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, as it may set the tone for the state Assembly polls due next year. 

Rajkot Municipal Corporation Election Result LIVE: Latest trends/results

- BJP: 35, Congress: 1,  AAP: 0,  AIMIM: 0, Others: 0

Rajkot -Wards: 18, Seats: 72, Majority Mark: 37

Rajkot Municipal Corporation Election Result LIVE: Latest trends/results

- BJP: 29, Congress: 7,  AAP: 0,  AIMIM: 0, Others: 0

Rajkot -Wards: 18, Seats: 72, Majority Mark: 37

-FULL LIST OF six municipal corporation, wards, seats and majority mark

Municipal Corporation- Wards, Seats, Majority Mark

Ahmedabad - Wards: 48, Seats: 192, Majority Mark: 97
 
Surat -Wards: 30, Seats: 120, Majority Mark: 61

Rajkot -Wards: 18, Seats: 72, Majority Mark: 37

Vadodara -Wards: 19, Seats: 76, Majority Mark: 39

Bhavnagar -Wards: 13, Seats: 52, Majority Mark: 27

Jamnagar -Wards: 16, Seats: 64, Majority Mark: 33

Polling for 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Sunday (February 21).

 

​-  As per initial trends, BJP is leading in Jamjodhpur, Thaltej, Vastrapur, Asarwa, Saijpur, Nava Vadaj & Navrangpura wards.

- Congress leads in Dariapur & Chandkheda wards.

- AIMIM is leading in Behrampura; BJP is leading in 58 seats & Congress in 8 seats

-The counting started at 9 am.

- Counting of votes polled in Elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat has started on Tuesday with all eyes on performance of the BJP which is in power in these civic bodies.

- Polling for 576 seats in 144 wards across six civic bodies - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar - was held on Sunday (February 21).

-All these civic bodies are being currently ruled by the BJP.

- "Designated staff would begin the counting of votes from 9 am on Tuesday at various counting centres in these six cities. People can watch live updates on our website," said MV Joshi, secretary, State Election Commission.

- The State Election Commission (SEC) has said an average 46.08 per cent turnout was registered during voting which was held between 7 am and 6 pm on Sunday.

-Ahmedabad recorded the lowest turnout of 42.51 per cent, while Jamnagar saw the highest turnout of 53.38 per cent, followed by 50.72 per cent in Rajkot, 49.46 per cent in Bhavnagar, 47.84 per cent in Vadodara and 47.14 per cent in Surat.

- Of the total 1.14 crore voters registered in these major cities of Gujarat, 52.83 lakh had cast their ballots, the SEC said in a release.

- Elections to 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats are scheduled on February 28.

-Rajkot recorded a turnout of 47.27 per cent

-Chief Minister Vijay Rupani voted in Rajkot, where he was flown from Ahmedabad hours after testing negative for coronavirus.

-Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat were conducted in a peaceful manner amid tight security and adherence to COVID-19 norms on Sunday, in which average voter turnout of around 42 per cent was recorded.

-Polling for a total of 144 wards across six civic bodies- Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar- was held.

-In a video message after the conclusion of the election, State Election Commissioner Sanjay Prasad said that voting was largely peaceful.

- "Voting concluded peacefully. There was no news of any major untoward incident, and people voted in a peaceful manner. For this, I express my thanks to the voters, political parties, and administrative and police staff involved in election duty," he said.

-In these polls, the main contest was between the BJP, which has ruled the six corporations for the last several terms, and the main opposition Congress.

-The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier claimed that it would be an effective alternative to the BJP and Congress, while Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is making its debut in the local bodies polls in the state as it fielded 21 candidates in six wards of Ahmedabad.

- A total of 2,276 candidates were in the fray in these six civic bodies.

- The partywise candidates were as follows: 577 from the BJP, 566 from the Congress, 470 from the AAP, 91 from the NCP, 353 from other parties and 228 Independents