Out of the total 182 seats in Gujarat Legislative Assembly, voting was held in 89 seats under the first phase of elections. During this, the CEO of the state said that due to disturbances at various centers in the first three hours of voting, voting started a little late.
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Gujarat assembly elections In the first phase, an average of 60.23 percent polling was recorded in 89 assembly seats till 5 pm on Thursday. Election officials told that the polling started at eight in the morning, which ended at five in the evening. At the same time, the final figures of voting are likely to be higher. Because the voting process is still going on. Voters who had reached the polling stations before 5 pm were still standing in queues to cast their votes.
In fact, in the first phase today, the decision of the electoral fate of 788 candidates has been sealed in the secure ballot box. In this phase, voting was held for 89 seats in 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions. The Election Commission said that the final polling figures have not come yet, but the average voter turnout was 60.23 percent in the final. Let us tell you that in the first phase of the 2017 assembly elections, the voting percentage was less than 66.75 percent.
72.32 percent polling recorded in Tapi
The Election Commission said that postal ballots were also not included in the voting figures. The highest polling percentage of 72.32 was recorded in Tapi district. The tribal-dominated district comprises two assembly constituencies, Vyara and Nijar. With around 68.09 percent polling, Narmada district came second.
At the same time, in Saurashtra region, Bhavnagar recorded the lowest voter turnout of 51.34 per cent till 5 pm. Besides Narmada, more than 60 per cent polling was recorded in four other districts, including Navsari (65.91 per cent), Dang (64.84 per cent), Valsad (62.46 per cent) and Gir Somnath (60.46 per cent). The Election Commission said the polling was largely peaceful, barring a few incidents of clashes between rival groups.
Police stopped Congress worker from voting
In Jamjodhpur of Jamnagar district, women voters have lodged a protest against the non-availability of a separate booth for them at the polling station. In Junagadh, police tried to stop a Congress functionary when he was on his way to a polling booth with a cooking gas cylinder on his shoulder. The Election Commission tweeted a picture of 104-year-old voter Ramjibhai and said that he participated in the celebration of democracy by voting at the polling booth instead of opting for postal ballot.
The second phase of polling will be held on December 5.
The Election Commission said that out of the total 182 seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, voting was held in 89 seats under the first phase of elections. Meanwhile, the state CEO said that 33 ballot units, 29 control units and 69 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) were changed due to disturbances at various centers in the first three hours of polling. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed rallies in Panchmahal’s Kalol and Chhota Udaipur amid polling in the state, where polling will be held on December 5 under the second phase of the assembly elections.
Giving information, the state CEO office said that in the first three hours of polling, about 0.1 percent ballot units, 0.1 percent control units and 0.3 percent VVPATs were changed. During this, reserve machine sets are available in all the districts. Wherever there is any small or big problem, arrangements were made to remove it as soon as possible.
Know which BJP leaders cast their first vote?
Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, BJP state president CR Patil, Rajya Sabha member Parimal Nathwani, BJP candidate from Jamnagar (North) Rivaba Jadeja, former leader of opposition from Congress and Aam Aadmi Party Paresh Dhanani were among those who voted early in the morning. (AAP) state president Gopal Italia was involved. While Rivaba Jadeja cast her vote at a polling booth in Rajkot, her husband and cricketer Ravindra Jadeja cast his vote in Jamnagar.
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