Gujarat Election Result 2017 - 5 Ministers In Outgoing Government Who Lost Their Gujarat Battles

Five ministers in the Gujarat government lost the Assembly elections today to Congress candidates even as the ruling BJP secured a clear majority to retain power in PM Modi's home state. Of these, Atmaram Parmar and Chimanbhai Sapariya are Cabinet ministers.

• Mr Parmar, a prominent Dalit leader of the BJP, lost to Congress' Pravinbhai Maru in Gadhada (SC) seat in Botad district. Mr Maru scored 69,457 votes against Mr Parmar's 60,033.

• Sapariya went down fighting against Congress' Chiragbhai Kalariya in Jamjodhpur constituency. Mr Kalariya's tally stood at 64,212, while Sapariya ended up clinching 61,694 votes.

• Shankar Chaudhary, Keshaji Chauhan, and Shabdsharan Tadvi are the three Ministers of State who failed to retain their respective seats. Mr Chaudhary lost to Congress' Geniben Thakor. Mr Chaudhary secured 95,673 votes against Ms Thakor's tally of 1,02,328 votes.

• Mr Chauhan failed to win by a narrow margin of 972 votes from Deodar constituency. He was defeated by Shivabhai Bhuriya of the Congress. Mr Bhuriya got 80,432 votes against Mr Chauhan's 79,460.

• Mr Tadvi was uprooted by Congress' Premsinh Vasava in Nandod (ST) seat. Mr Vasava bagged 81,849 votes and Mr Tadvi 75,520.