Gujarat Election Phase 2 Updates: 60.94% Voter turnout recorded in final phase, down from 70% in 2017
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oi-Oneindia Staff
By Anuj Cariappa
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Ahmedabad, Dec 05: A moderate voter turnout of 60.94 per cent was recorded in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections covering 93 seats across 14 districts of north and central regions on Monday, the Election Commission (EC) said, a sharp drop from 70 per cent polling registered in these constituencies in 2017.
: Voters show their identification cards as they wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling booth during the second and final phase of Gujarat Assembly elections, in Vadodara. PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Sukhram Rathva were among those who cast votes. The counting of votes will be held on December 8.
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11:49 PM, 5 Dec
Provisional voter turnout stood at 60.94 per cent in the second phase of elections covering 93 seats, said the EC.
11:49 PM, 5 Dec
Around 5,000 voters abstained from voting at six polling booths in three villages of Mehsana district over local issues, she told reporters.
11:48 PM, 5 Dec
Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi said barring a few incidents of violence, polling for the final phase went off peacefully and electoral fate of 833 candidates were locked in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
11:48 PM, 5 Dec
A moderate voter turnout of 60.94 per cent was recorded in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections covering 93 seats across 14 districts of north and central regions on Monday.
6:46 PM, 5 Dec
Congress party complained about PM walking to booth, we asked for an immediate report from the election officer in Ahmedabad. As per the report it doesn't get established that it was a roadshow & the crowd was there on its own: Additional Chief electoral officer
6:45 PM, 5 Dec
Congress has the right to complain but PM Modi did not do any road show today. He did not violate any rules. He walked from the car to the voting centre. Those naming this as a road show are clearly showing their disappointment: Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil at Gandhinagar.
5:46 PM, 5 Dec
Approximately 58.68% polling recorded till 5 pm in the second phase of
Gujarat Assembly Polls.
5:39 PM, 5 Dec
EVMs and VVPATs are being sealed and secured as voting ends in Gujarat Assembly elections; counting of votes on December 8.
5:23 PM, 5 Dec
Many citizens above the age of 100 went to their respective polling booths to cast vote in different parts of the state.
4:52 PM, 5 Dec
Bed-ridden people, patients on oxygen support, senior citizens including centenarians, and transgender persons were among those who came out to vote in the Gujarat Assembly elections on Monday, setting an example for others to exercise their democratic right.
4:29 PM, 5 Dec
Clad in a white kurta-pajama complemented with blue jacket, PM Modi waved to the people as he walked to reach his polling booth. This is the same booth where PM Modi cast his vote in 2017.
4:25 PM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
50.51% voter turnout recorded till 3pm in the second and the last phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections: Election Commission of India pic.twitter.com/Q0qjoNQael
50.51% voter turnout recorded till 3pm in the second and the last phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections: Election Commission of India
3:49 PM, 5 Dec
Women wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling booth during the second and final phase of Gujarat Assembly elections, in Ahmedabad
3:48 PM, 5 Dec
Former Indian cricketers Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan along with their family members cast their votes
3:47 PM, 5 Dec
Y'day our tribal leader & MLA from Danta (Kanti Kharadi) wrote to EC seeking protection, but EC didn't respond & later he was attacked by 24 BJP goons, BJP also distributed liquor in Guj even though liquor is banned there, EC took no action on that either: Cong leader Pawan Khera
3:46 PM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
During the polling day, PM Modi did a roadshow of two & half hours while he went to cast his vote. Will appeal to EC against it, seems like Election Commission is willingly under pressure: Cong Spokesperson Pawan Khera on Gujarat Polls 2022
2:50 PM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
A differently-abled voter casts his vote for the second phase of #GujaratAssemblyPolls in Nadiad, Kheda
"I lost both my hands 20 years ago in an accident but that did never stop me from casting my vote. I use my feet to vote now," said Ankit Soni pic.twitter.com/mJW7IhWqRl
34.74% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm, in the second phase of Gujarat Elections 2022
2:21 PM, 5 Dec
By-polls voter tunout
37% voter turnout in Kurhani (Bihar), 46.96% in Padampur (Odisha), 36.68% in Sardashahar (Rajasthan), 19.01% in Rampur (UP), 33.20% in Khatauli and 50.83% in Bhanupratappur (Chhattisgarh) recorded till 1 pm.
2:16 PM, 5 Dec
Uttar Pradesh
31.64% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm, in the by-poll to the Mainpuri Parliamentary constituency.
2:12 PM, 5 Dec
#GujaratAssemblyPolls | Police bring the situation under control at Keshavpura polling station under Anklav assembly constituency in Anand where a scuffle between BJP and Congress workers reportedly took place during polling. pic.twitter.com/xLAOU3XZVP
Police bring the situation under control at Keshavpura polling station under Anklav assembly constituency in Anand where a scuffle between BJP and Congress workers reportedly took place during polling.
1:40 PM, 5 Dec
If there's still a wave, what's the need to camp here? In Ahmedabad, people missed trains & flights and couldn't reach hospitals as PM Modi had 35 km long road shows. Manmohan Singh used to go to Punjab, do 1-2 public rallies & Cong used to come to power. There's no wave: S Gohil pic.twitter.com/vMj26Yc3ot
If there's still a wave, what's the need to camp here? In Ahmedabad, people missed trains & flights and couldn't reach hospitals as PM Modi had 35 km long road shows. Manmohan Singh used to go to Punjab, do 1-2 public rallies & Cong used to come to power. There's no wave: S Gohil
1:39 PM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
Sonia Gandhi had said nobody can replace Ahmed Patel&we'll always feel his absence. In these polls, we felt his absence. But people saw the tactics BJP had used to defeat Ahmed Patel & they haven't forgotten. They'll vote against BJP as tribute: Shaktisinh Gohil
Former Indian Cricketer Nayan Mongia casts his vote for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly Polls at a polling booth in Vadodara.
1:03 PM, 5 Dec
Uttar Pradesh
I have complete faith that SP will win the Mainpuri bypolls, people have realised that BJP is fighting polls unfairly so they will get the reply once the poll results are out: Dimple Yadav, SP candidate
12:54 PM, 5 Dec
I appeal to people to step go to polling stations and vote. Choose whoever you want but you will be able to demand answers from political leaders only if you vote. I expect AAP to win 51 plus out of 89 seats in the first phase & 52 plus seats in the second phase: Isudan Gadhvi
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12:13 AM, 5 Dec
The second and final phase of the Gujarat assembly election will be held on Monday.
12:13 AM, 5 Dec
Voting will be held on 93 seats in which a total 833 candidates are in the fray from 61 political parties, including the high-stakes battle between the BJP, Congress and the new poll entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
12:14 AM, 5 Dec
The first phase of voting for 89 seats in Saurashtra, Kutch and south Gujarat regions was held on December 1, when an average voter turnout of 63.31 per cent was recorded.
12:14 AM, 5 Dec
The BJP and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP are contesting in all the 93 seats. The Congress is contesting in 90 seats and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has fielded candidates in two seats.
12:15 AM, 5 Dec
Among other parties, the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has fielded 12 candidates and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 44.
12:15 AM, 5 Dec
The 93 Assembly segments which will go to polls on Monday are spread across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar and other districts.
12:16 AM, 5 Dec
Some of the important constituencies in the second phase include Ghatlodia (in Ahmedabad district) of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Viramgam seat (also in Ahmedabad) from where Patidar leader Hardik Patel is fighting on the BJP's ticket and Gandhinagar South from where Alpesh Thakor is fighting as the saffron party candidate.
12:16 AM, 5 Dec
Besides, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani is contesting as the Congress candidate from Vadgam seat in Banaskantha district, and Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Sukhram Rathva is the nominee from Jetpur in Chhota Udepur district.
12:18 AM, 5 Dec
PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah will vote in the second phase.
6:08 AM, 5 Dec
Polling in the second and final phase will be conducted for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat.
6:11 AM, 5 Dec
Whatever happened is unfortunate. I was going to my area as there's election. I saw that the atmosphere was heated there so I decided to escape, says Congress Danta constituency candidate Kanti Kharadi on Rahul Gandhi's claim that Kharadi was 'brutally attacked by BJP goons and is missing'
6:20 AM, 5 Dec
While our car was returning, some cars chased us. BJP candidate (from Danta constituency) Latu Parghi & 2 others came with weapons, with swords. We thought we must escape, we ran for 10-15 km & for 2 hours we were in the jungle: Cong's Danta constituency candidate Kanti Kharadi pic.twitter.com/QRN9JRO539
While our car was returning, some cars chased us. BJP candidate (from Danta constituency) Latu Parghi & 2 others came with weapons, with swords. We thought we must escape, we ran for 10-15 km & for 2 hours we were in the jungle, says Congress' Danta constituency candidate Kanti Kharadi
6:20 AM, 5 Dec
Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Preparations underway for Gujarat Assembly second phase polling, visuals from Nishan Public school, Ranip where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will cast his vote#GujaratElectionspic.twitter.com/B3iQCCiBVo
Preparations underway for Gujarat Assembly second phase polling
6:30 AM, 5 Dec
As many as 833 candidates from 61 political parties are in the fray in the second phase of the Gujarat elections whose fate will be decided by over 2.51 crore electorates.
6:41 AM, 5 Dec
Prominent candidates
Prominent candidates in the second phase include Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel from Ghatlodia, Patidar leader Hardik Patel from Viramgam and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor from Gandhinagar South. Both Hardik Patel and Thakor are contesting on BJP ticket.
6:45 AM, 5 Dec
The Election Commission has established 26,409 polling booths and nearly 36,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used for the purpose. Around 29,000 presiding officers and over 84,000 polling officers have been deployed in 14 districts to facilitate the polls.
6:46 AM, 5 Dec
The 93 poll-bound seats in the second phase are spread across- Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravali, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Anand, Kheda and Chhota Udaipur districts.
6:58 AM, 5 Dec
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Ahmedabad on Sunday for exercising his franchise in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls on Monday.
7:04 AM, 5 Dec
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also cast his vote at a municipal sub-zonal office in the Naranpura locality of the city.
7:10 AM, 5 Dec
It is to be noted that PM Modi is a registered voter from the Ranip area and had cast his vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and previous elections. This polling station falls under the Sabarmati Assembly constituency in Ahmedabad city.
7:39 AM, 5 Dec
Meanwhile, voting for by-elections for Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and six assembly seats in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh begins.
7:40 AM, 5 Dec
Chhattisgarh
In Chhattisgarh, Congress candidate for Bhanupratappur constituency, Savitri Mandavi casts her vote for by-poll to the assembly seat. "Atmosphere is in favour of Congress because our Govt has set standards of development. Looking at those works, people are voting for us."
7:40 AM, 5 Dec
Uttar Pradesh
Barbarism being done & people being arrested, beaten up. Police are going to colonies & telling people not to step out to vote. People in one colony locked up their houses and migrated in fear. They are saying it everywhere to not cast votes: Azam Khan, SP
7:42 AM, 5 Dec
Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-polls | Samajwadi Party patron Late Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother Abhay Ram Yadav casts his vote at Abhinav Vidyalaya in Saifai, Etawah
SP is going to win by a huge margin. There is no competition with any other political party: Abhay Ram Yadav pic.twitter.com/7DQwZAXBwh
Samajwadi Party patron Late Mulayam Singh Yadav's brother Abhay Ram Yadav casts his vote at Abhinav Vidyalaya in Saifai, Etawah
SP is going to win by a huge margin. There is no competition with any other political party: Abhay Ram Yadav
7:47 AM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
This isn't a neck-to-neck fight, everyone is with Hardik. We're awaiting the results. Hardik likes challenges, & he'll overcome this challenge too. He'll definitely win: Kinjalben Patel, wife of BJP candidate from Viramgam Hardik Patel
7:56 AM, 5 Dec
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, in a tweet, has appealed to voters to come out in large numbers to cast their votes in Mainpuri Lok Sabha and Rampur Sadar and Khatauli assembly seats.
7:56 AM, 5 Dec
Uttar Pradesh
Son of late SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and party president Akhilesh Yadav along with his wife Dimple Yadav will cast their votes in UP's Safai for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll.
7:57 AM, 5 Dec
There are also by-polls taking place in different parts of India. I urge those whose seats are witnessing these by-polls to turnout in large numbers and vote.
PM Modi appeals to people to vote in large numbers
8:00 AM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
BJP, AAP contesting in all 93 seats in second phase, Congress in 90
The BJP and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP are contesting in all the 93 seats. The Congress is contesting in 90 seats and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has fielded candidates in two seats.
8:01 AM, 5 Dec
Gujarat
Voting for the second phase of Gujarat Elections 2022 begins.
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