anand district

Gandhinagar/Anand, April 9 – The by-election to Gujarat's Umreth Assembly seat will see a six-way contest after the deadline for withdrawing nominations ended on Thursday, with election authorities confirming the final list of candidates.According to officials, six candidates remain in the...

Anand, April 6 – Congress candidate Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan formally entered the contest for the Umreth Assembly by-election on Monday, submitting his nomination papers in the presence of senior party leader Bharatsinh Solanki. This marked the party's formal entry into the race for the Anand...

Ahmedabad, April 3 – The Congress on Friday announced Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly by-election in the Umreth constituency.In a statement, the party said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had approved his candidature.Chauhan has held...

Ahmedabad, April 3 The Congress announced Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan as its candidate for the April 23 by-election to the Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat's Anand district.He will be contesting against BJP's Harshad Parmar, the son of MLA Govind Parmar, who died on March 6 after a brief...

Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, March 30 – A political exchange has emerged ahead of the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat, with the Congress questioning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its candidate selection and raising the issue of dynastic politics.On Monday, the BJP selected Harshad...

Ahmedabad, March 30 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday selected Harshad Parmar, son of former BJP MLA Govind Parmar, for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat.Govind Parmar, who represented the Umreth seat in the Anand district, died on March 6 at the...

Anand, March 30 – Preparations for the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat have gained momentum, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announcing Harshad Parmar as its candidate for the vacant seat and stepping up organizational arrangements ahead of the poll.The by-election was...

Gandhinagar/Anand, March 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed former Gujarat minister Pradipsinh Jadeja as the in-charge for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Anand district, as political activity intensifies ahead of the polling scheduled next month...

Ahmedabad/Anand, March 23: The Gujarat unit of the Congress party has begun the process of selecting candidates for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency, with party-appointed observers set to hear prospective candidates, party leaders confirmed on Monday.In a letter...

Ahmedabad, March 16 The vote share of the Other Backward Class (OBC) community, combined with the dominance of the Patidar community, shapes electoral politics in the Umreth assembly constituency in the Anand district of Gujarat, where a by-election is scheduled on April 23.The constituency...

Ahmedabad, March 15 The OBC vote, combined with the dominance of the Patidar community, shapes electoral politics in the Umreth assembly constituency in the Anand district of Gujarat, where a by-election will be held on April 23.The constituency has been won by four different parties...

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Gujarat on Sunday, following the death of incumbent MLA Govind Parmar earlier this month.The announcement was made at a press conference addressed by Chief...

Gandhinagar/Vadodara, March 14 – The construction of a dam across the Mahi River in the village of Poicha, in the Vadodara district, at an estimated cost of ₹349 crore, is currently underway. It is expected to provide irrigation benefits to nearly 29,000 acres of land, the state government...

Anand/Gandhinagar, March 7. Police in the Anand district of Gujarat have secured convictions in all seven cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act between March and December 2024. Six offenders were sentenced to life imprisonment, while another was given...

New Delhi, March 7 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief on Saturday over the death of Govind Parmar, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Umreth constituency of Anand district in Gujarat. Parmar had passed away the previous day...

Anand (Gujarat), March 6 Govind Parmar, a sitting MLA of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, passed away here on Friday after a brief illness, party leaders said.Parmar, who was elected from Umreth in Anand district, was 72 years old.The veteran politician from central...

Anand, March 6 – Govind Parmar, an MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Umreth constituency of Anand district in Gujarat, died on Friday while receiving treatment at a hospital.He was 82 years old. Parmar had been ill and was being treated at the hospital in Anand, where he passed...