{
  "id": 82596,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T10:48:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/bjp-holds-manjalpur-seat-as-satish-patel-defeats-congress-by-over-30000-votes/articleshow/132828552.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has retained the Manjalpur assembly constituency in Gujarat's Vadodara district, with candidate Satish Patel defeating Congress nominee Bhikhabhai Rabari by a margin of over 30,000 votes in a by-election held on July 30. Patel secured 55,481 votes, while Rabari received 24,851 votes, marking a victory margin of 30,630 votes. The by-election took place following the death of senior BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Yogesh Patel on June 2. The BJP's victory brings its tally in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly to 162, while the Congress now holds 12 MLAs, with the Aam Aadmi Party holding five seats.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-03T03:07:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}