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BJP, Congress Announce Gandhinagar Civic Poll Candidates Ahead of October 11 Vote
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CNBC TV18•26-09-2026, 16:45
BJP, Congress Announce Gandhinagar Civic Poll Candidates Ahead of October 11 Vote
- •The BJP has announced 32 candidates for eight wards, while the Congress declared 19 candidates for five wards in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections.
- •The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has so far named 29 candidates for the 44-member civic body.
- •The deadline for filing nomination papers is September 26, with polling scheduled for October 11 and vote counting on October 13.
- •The BJP has given a ticket to Congress turncoat Ankit Barot, who was previously a Congress corporator and leader of opposition.
- •The last GMC elections in October 2021 saw the BJP win 41 of 44 seats, with Congress securing two and AAP one.
Key Questions Answered
Polling for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections will take place on October 11, 2026, from 7 am to 6 pm, with vote counting scheduled for October 13, 2026.
Ahead of the nomination deadline, the ruling BJP announced 32 candidates across eight wards, while the Congress declared 19 candidates for five wards.
The BJP gave a ticket to Congress turncoat Ankit Barot, who won the 2021 GMC elections as a Congress corporator and served as the leader of the opposition before resigning from the party in March 2024.
