India state election results 2017

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party pulls ahead in elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh

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Indian stock markets opened weaker, with the 50-share NSE index down almost 2 percent as early trends showed a close contest in Gujarat. But stocks reversed the losses later. More on #MarketJockey

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"If they had lost Gujarat, the BJP would have collapsed like a pack of cards. This is their citadel, they threw everything at it."

- Congress member Sharmistha Mukherjee

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"There is no other leader close."

- Shyam Jaju, a BJP vice president, on Modi's popularity

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The mood in the BJP headquarters in New Delhi and in Gujarat’s main city Ahmedabad was initially tense as early trends showed a close fight. But later workers gathered to shout slogans and cheer victory.

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"Rahul Gandhi's hard work has paid off in the state and it proves that Modi’s governance is not making anyone happy."

- Gujarat Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil in Ahmedabad

by Tony Tharakan 12/18/2017 6:27:34 AM
Rupee pares losses on Gujarat vote result
The Indian rupee pared nearly all of its sharp losses early on Monday, as it became clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party would comfortably win an election in his home state of Gujarat.

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GUJARAT: The Congress, winner in Mahudha in 2012, retains the seat by 13,601 votes, beating the BJP.

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GUJARAT: Makwana Raghavbhai Chondabhai of the BJP wins in Mahuva, beating an Independent candidate by 5,009 votes. The BJP had won the seat in 2012 by a margin of 28,352 votes

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GUJARAT: Suresh Patel retains Maninagar -- previously won by Narendra Modi -- for the BJP, beating his Congress rival Shweta Brahmbhatt by 75,199 votes. Modi had won by a margin of 86,373 votes in 2012.

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GUJARAT: Babubhai Bokhiriya of the BJP has retained the Porbandar seat, beating Arjun Modhvadiya of the Congress by 1,855 votes. The margin of victory in 2012 was 17,146 votes.

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GUJARAT: Ramanlal Patkar of the BJP has won Umbergaon for the third time, beating Congress rival Ashok Patel by 41,690 votes. The margin of victory in 2012 was 28,299 votes.

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GUJARAT: Official party vote share numbers

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Kishori Lal of the BJP wrests the Anni seat from the Congress, beating Paras Ram by 5,983 votes

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Anirudh Singh retains Kasumpti for the Congress, beating his BJP rival Vijay Jyoti by 9,397 votes.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Suresh Bhardwaj of the BJP wins from Shimla for the third straight election, beating independent candidate Harish Janartha by 1,903 votes

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Official party vote share numbers

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GUJARAT: Rajendrasinh Parmar retains Borsad for the Congress, beating Ramanbhai Solanki of the BJP by 11,468 votes. The margin of victory in 2012 was 21,034 votes.

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GUJARAT: Vajesinghbhai Panada of the Congress has won from Dahod for the third straight election, beating his BJP rival Kanaiyalal Bachubhai Kishori by 15,503 votes. The margin of Panada’s victory in 2012 was 39,548 votes.

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GUJARAT: Kandhal Jadeja of the NCP retains Kutiyana, beating Lakhaman Odedra of the BJP by 23,709 votes. The margin of Jadeja’s victory in 2012 was 18,474 votes.

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GUJARAT: Gyasuddin Shaikh of the Congress retains Dariapur, beating 2007 winner Bharat Barot of the BJP by 6,187 votes. The margin of Shaikh’s victory in 2012 was 2,621 votes.

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GUJARAT: Official party vote share numbers

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Official party vote share numbers

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GUJARAT: Shaileshbhai Bhabhor of the BJP wins from Limkheda, beating Tadvi Maheshbhai Ratansing of the Congress by 19,314 votes. The margin of the BJP’s victory in 2012 was 15,331 votes.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: BJP’s Ram Lal Markanda, winner in 1998 and 2007, wins again in Lahaul and Spiti, beating incumbent Ravi Thakur of the Congress by 1,478 votes. Thakur had won the seat beating Markanda by a margin of 3,696 votes in 2012.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Harshwardhan Chauhan of the Congress, who won four consecutive elections from Shillai from 1993, wrests back the seat from BJP’s Baldev Singh by a margin of 4,125 votes. In 2012, Singh had won the seat by 1,918 votes.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH: Rakesh Singha of the CPI(M) won the Theog seat, beating Rakesh Verma of the BJP by 1,983 votes. Incumbent MLA Vidya Stokes of the Congress was not in the fray this year

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Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party burn firecrackers as they celebrate initial poll results outside party headquarters in New Delhi, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party burn firecrackers as they celebrate after learning of initial poll results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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GUJARAT: Independent candidate Jignesh Mevani won from Vadgam, beating his BJP rival Vijay Kumar Chakravarti by 19,696 votes

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Sensex ends higher as Modi's party leads in state polls

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Amit Shah (bottom), president of India's ruling BJP gestures as he celebrates with party supporters after the initial poll results at the party headquarters in New Delhi, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

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BJP supporters celebrate initial poll results outside the party office in Ahmedabad, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave

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Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrate initial poll results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrate initial poll results outside the party office in Ahmedabad, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave

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