Umreth, May 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a significant victory in the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat, with Harshadbhai Govindbhai Parmar emerging victorious.

Parmar secured 85,500 votes and won with a margin of 30,743 votes. The other contenders, including Maulik Vinubhai Shah from the Bharatiya National Janata Dal (BNJD), who received 773 votes, and Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan from the Indian National Congress (INC) with 54,757 votes, were defeated by significant margins, according to official data from the Election Commission.

Independent candidates Nirupaben Natvarlal Madhu, Mahendrabhai Natvarbhai Parmar, and Jiteshkumar Ghanshyambhai Sevak also faced a heavy loss, with vote counts of 626, 786, and 435, respec...