Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Manjalpur Bypoll: 37.5% Turnout, Counting on Aug 3
A special election was held in a part of Gujarat called Manjalpur because the long‑time representative, Yogesh Patel, passed away.
Two main parties, the BJP and the Congress, sent candidates: Satish Govindbhai Patel for the BJP and Bhikhabhai Rabari for the Congress.
Only about 37.5% of the people who could vote actually went to the polls, which is low compared to the 60% turnout in the last election.
The voting started at 7 a.m.
and ended at 6 p.m., and the results will be counted on August 3.
The election was run peacefully with many safety and technology measures in place.
Overall voter turnout was 37.5%, with early counts of 6.06% by 10 a.m. and 14.27% by 11 a.m.
The bypoll was triggered by the death of senior BJP MLA Yogesh Patel on June 2.
The contest is a straight fight between BJP candidate Satish Govindbhai Patel and Congress candidate Bhikhabhai Rabari.
219,494 voters were eligible, with 260 polling stations across 62 locations and various voter‑friendly measures implemented.
Vote counting is scheduled for August 3, and the constituency had a 60.15% turnout in the 2022 assembly election.
- Who
- BJP candidate Satish Govindbhai Patel and Congress candidate Bhikhabhai Rabari, following the death of former MLA Yogesh Patel
- What
- By-election in the Manjalpur assembly constituency to fill a vacant seat
- When
- Polling held on July 30, 2024; counting scheduled for August 3, 2024
- Where
- Manjalpur constituency, Vadodara district, Gujarat, India
- Why
- To fill the seat vacated by the death of senior BJP MLA Yogesh Patel
- Voter turnout (overall)
- 37.5%
- Early turnout (10 a.m.)
- 6.06%
- Early turnout (11 a.m.)
- 14.27%
- Eligible voters
- 219,494
- Polling stations
- 260
- Counting date
- August 3, 2024
- Previous turnout 2022
- 60.15%
- Candidates
- Satish Govindbhai Patel (BJP), Bhikhabhai Rabari (Congress)
Sources
Gujarat: 37.5 pc voter turnout recorded in byelection to Manjalpur assembly constituency
Gujarat bypoll: 6.06 pc turnout in first three hours of polling in Manjalpur
Gujarat bypoll: 6.06 pc turnout in first three hours of polling in Manjalpur