3 min readSuratJul 16, 2026 02:11 AM IST Elections for nine seats of the Sumul Dairy board were held peacefully on Wednesday. While the board has 16 seats for which elections are held, candidates backed by the BJP won seven of them uncontested. As many as 21 candidates were in the fray for the nine seats, for which ballot voting was held in nine talukas of Surat and Tapi districts. The results will be announced on July 17. The 16 seats have 1,003 registered voters, who are presidents of milk committees in 16 talukas in Surat and Tapi. In a BJP-led board, the Congress won three seats — from Nizar, Uchhal and Vyara — in the last elections. The polling was held from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm under strict police arrangements. The Board is witnessing a direct contest between the BJP and Pashu Palak Hit Rakshak Samithi, which comprises BJP rebel leaders and Congress leaders, for the first time. The BJP’s group is called Sahkar Panel. Sources said that on Wednesday, polling was held for Olpad, Mandvi, Mahuva, Umarpada, Nizar, Kukarmunda, Vyara, Songadh, and Dolvan seats. Except for Olpad and Umarpada, all other seats recorded 100 per cent voting. Out of the 42 voters in Olpad, only 39 were allowed to vote, as three others failed to fulfil the voting criteria. In Umarpada, which has 60 voters, one voter did not turn up at the polling station. Similarly, the seats that saw cent per cent voting are Mandvi …