Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP marks first poll victory as Mukesh Dalal wins Surat Lok Sabha seat unopposed

In a significant turn of events during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Mukesh Dalal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Surat, clinched victory uncontested. This outcome transpired as the nomination of Nilesh Kumbhani, the Congress candidate, was rejected, prompting all other contenders to withdraw from the race. The Surat District Collector duly conferred upon Dalal the Member of Parliament (MP) certificate, solidifying his electoral success.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also congratulated Dalal saying that his pre-poll victory is a “beginning of historic victory” of the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. “This is the beginning of the historic victory of the BJP in the whole of India, including Gujarat in the Lok Sabha polls. This is a clear indication of lotus blossoming with BJP’s resounding victory in all 26 seats in Gujarat…” Patel wrote in a post on X.

BJP Gujarat chief CR Patil congratulated Dalal and posted on X, “Congratulations and best wishes to Mukesh Dalal, candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat, for being elected unopposed.”