Election: 1580 people file nominations for 94 seats in Surat

Gujarat Local Body Election: The picture of local body elections in Gujarat has become clear. The Election Commission of India (SEC) has announced the election schedule for 15 municipal corporations (except Junagadh and Gandhinagar), 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats. At the same time, there is a clash between the BJP and the Congress in the state. But in the midst of all this, the most peculiar situation has come to the fore in Surat. There is a rift of BJP candidates here. A total of 1580 candidates have filed their nominations from the BJP for 94 seats

Local body elections have been announced in Gujarat. The polling will be held on April 26 and the counting of votes will take place on April 28. With the announcement of the local body elections, there has been a flurry of candidates in the Surat BJP in Surat. A large number of grooms have come out for the elections in Surat. A total of 778 candidates filed their nominations for 42 seats in 12 wards in Surat on Thursday. A total of 1,580 candidates have filed their nominations for 94 seats in 24 wards in 2 days. Not only this, the BJP's census process will also be carried out for 6 more wards today. Notably, the highest number of 104 contenders have emerged in Surat's Khatodara-Mazura-Sagrampura ward 20. There will be 3 panels in each ward.

State Election Commissioner S. Addressing a press conference, Murali Krishna said that the local body elections in Gujarat will be held on April 26, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on April 28, 2026. A new rotation of OBC reserved seats will be implemented in this election

Schedule of Elections -
Schedule of Elections as per details issued by State Election Commission
Election Notice: 6th April, 2026
Last date of filing nominations: 11th April, 2026
Scrutiny of Forms: 13th April, 2026
Last date of drawing of candidature: 15th April
Date of Poll: 26th April<2026 />Counting and Results: 28th April, 2026