Gujarat Assembly Election 2012: Gujarat Speaker Ganpat Vasava wins from Mangrol seat

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ganpat Vasava won Mangrol (ST) assembly seat in Surat district, defeating his nearest rival Tejasbhai Chaudhri of Congress by a margin of 31,106 votes.

Vasava polled 79,255 votes and Tejasbhai 48,149 votes. Environment Minister Mangubhai Patel defeated Congress candidate Bhartiben Patel from Gandevi (ST) assembly seat in Navsari district by a margin of 26,177 votes. Mangubhai polled 1,04,417 votes and Bhartiben 78,240 votes.

Jayesh, son of Congress MP from Porbandar Vithal Radadiya, emerged victorious from Jetpur assembly constituency in Rajkot district by defeating Jashuben Korat of BJP by a margin of 18,033 votes.

Jayesh polled 85827 votes against Jayesh's tally of 67794 votes.