Overview
- Official counting on Monday showed BJP nominee Harshadbhai Parmar leading 61,417 to 38,480 after 16 rounds, a margin of 22,937.
- Votes are being tallied at BJVM College in Vallabh Vidyanagar under tight security, and the final result has not yet been declared.
- The bypoll was triggered by the death of four-term BJP MLA Govind Parmar, and the party nominated his son in his first major election.
- Voting on April 23 recorded 59.04% turnout across 306 polling stations, supported by nearly 700 staff assigned for counting duties.
- Six candidates are contesting, though the fight has largely been between the BJP and the Congress after AAP chose not to field a candidate.