Visavdar by election 2025: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has made serious allegations about voting for the by -election in Visavadar in Gujarat. He said that the BJP wants to win the Visavadar by -election fraudulently. Arvind Kejriwal claimed that live streaming was stopped at all booths in Visavadar.

AAP Mukhiya and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote on X, “The game is being played by the BJP to influence the election with the connivance of the Election Commission from behind the curtain. Live streaming website also stopped working.” He also wrote, “What is happening in broad daylight? Is there a preparation to capture booths on a large scale? I hope that the Central Election Commission will take action immediately.”

What is happening in broad daylight? Is there a preparation to capture booths on a large scale?

I hope that the Central Election Commission will take action immediately. https://t.co/yubyq0rogv

– Arvind kejriwal (@Arvindkejriwal) June 19, 2025

Accused of stopping live streaming
Apart from him, AAP leader Gopal Italia also accused the live streaming of booths. He wrote on X, “The Live footage of CCTV from the polling booth in Visavadar has stopped the Election Commission in Visavadar. After the live streaming was closed, the BJP worker at Baghaniya booth has not been imprinted and the police has been killed for not giving fake votes. Is this new game for BJP’s benefit.”

More than 54 percent voting till 5 pm
Please tell that voting in Visavadar seat of Gujarat is over. According to the Election Commission, by 5 pm, Visavadar seat had been polled by 54.61 percent. The state government has declared a public holiday in both constituencies on Thursday (June 19) for voting.

294 are polling stations
Significantly, BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have fielded their candidates in both seats. Votes are being cast through electronic voting machines (EVMs) at 294 polling stations in each constituency. Visavadar seat is vacant since December 2023, when the then MLA Bhupendra Bhayani resigned and joined the ruling BJP.

AAP candidate from Visavadar seat Bhupendra Bhayani defeated BJP candidate Harshad Ribadia by a margin of 7,063 votes in the 2022 assembly elections. Harshad was earlier in Congress. This seat became vacant after Bhayani resigned and joined BJP in December 2023.