Surat election results 2024 live updates: BJP's Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal declared uncontested winner

NEW DELHI: BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal was declared as the uncontested winner from Surat after all other eight candidates in the fray withdrew after the rejection of Congress nominee Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination the day before.

The nomination papers of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani and his substitute due to alleged discrepancies in the signatures of their proposers. The candidatures were dismissed under Section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 19, which permits the RO to examine and reject nominations based on valid objections.

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Surat Lok Sabha constituency is one of Gujarat's 26 Lok Sabha constituencies. It is a general category parliament seat.

BJP maintained its stronghold in both previous elections. In the 2019 general election, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod of BJP emerged victorious with 701,984 votes. Thakor Rajendrasinh Shivsinh was the runner-up with 4,32,997 votes. In the 2014 general election, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod emerged victorious by 5,08,437 votes while his counterpart Kandhalbhai Sarmanbhai Jadeja from NCP received 2,40,466 votes.

The constituency comprises part of the Surat district. Surat Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments which are Olpad, Surat East, Surat North, Varachha Road, Karanj, Katargam, and Surat West. All the seven assembly seats are represented by the BJP.



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