{
  "id": 67432,
  "title": "Counting of votes begins for Manjalpur Assembly bypoll in Gujarat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/counting-of-votes-begins-for-manjalpur-assembly-bypoll-in-gujarat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T03:07:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gujarat/manjalpur-assembly-bypoll-in-gujarat-result/article71299773.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The counting of votes for the Manjalpur Assembly bypoll in Gujarat commenced on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Bhavan's School premises in Makarpura area, Vadodara city. The voting process, which took place on July 30, saw a voter turnout of 37.5%, necessitated by the death of senior BJP MLA and former Gujarat Minister Yogesh Patel on June 2. The direct contest between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress was held peacefully with 260 polling stations across 62 locations, and the election was conducted under tight security measures. The constituency had recorded a voter turnout of 60.15% in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections, and Yogesh Patel, an eight-term BJP legislator, had won the Manjalpur seat in 2012, 2017, and 2022, achieving eight consecutive victories over a span of 36 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "BJP retains Manjalpur seat as Satish Patel defeats Congress by over 30,000 votes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/bjp-retains-manjalpur-seat-as-satish-patel-defeats-congress-by-over",
        "published": "2026-08-03T10:48:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}