Ahmedabad, Mar 30 (PTI) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday selected Harshad Parmar, son of former BJP MLA Govind Parmar, for the upcoming byelection to Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat.
Govind Parmar, who represented Umreth seat in Anand district, died on March 6 at the age of 72 following a brief illness, necessitating the byelection.
The Election Commission has scheduled the bypoll for April 23.
“Harshad Govindbhai Parmar has been selected as the party’s candidate for the bypoll to Umreth assembly constituency,” a release from the BJP’s central headquarters said.
This would be his first major election.
Other political parties, including Congress, are yet to announce their candidates.
In the state assembly elections in 2022, four-term MLA Govind Parmar defeated NCP’s Jayant Patel aka Boski by more than 25,000 votes.
In the 182-member Gujarat assembly, the BJP has 161 seats, Congress 12, AAP 5, Samajwadi Party 1, and there are two independents.
The next assembly elections are due in late 2027. PTI PJT PD GK
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