9:44 AM Shankersinh Vaghela cast his vote in Gandhinagar's Vasan village.
9:43 AM
Meanwhile, an audio clip of BJP MLA talking of corruption in the party goes viral
9:41 AM "They should have respected the Ram who is hidden in the pain and Sufferings of Dalits, who were attacked in Una..the Ram hidden in people belonging to backward classes who are being exploited. They should have been given due respect by the BJP," he added.
To read full story, click HERE
9:40 AM Ram is omnipresent, says Congress on Ram Setu issue
BJP should have respected the Ram who is hidden in the pain and Sufferings of Dalits, who were attacked in Una.
After BJP's attack on Congress on the "Ram Setu" issue, the party defended itself by saying "Lord Rama was "omnipresent" and BJP was trying to divert attention from the development issues of Gujarat.
"You can see him in an idol, because that is a matter of faith. But it would have been good had the BJP respected the Ram in the hearts of the people in Gujarat, the Ram in the expectations and desire of Gujarati people ... the Ram hiddden in people belonging to Patidar community, who were attacked by the BJP, and also against whom false complaints were filed, the Ram who resides in 30 lakh unemployed youth, the Ram in the farmers of Gujarat.
9:38 AM How educated are different parties' candidates?
Similarly, among the most educated candidates, 72 of the Congress' candidates and 68 of the BJP's are graduates or more qualified.
Here is the full party-wise list of candidates based on their qualification:
|
Party |
Illiterate |
Literate
(up to 10th pass) |
12th Pass |
Graduate |
Graduate |
Post Graduate |
Doctrate |
Others/ not given |
|
BJP |
0 |
68 |
38 |
23 |
32 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
|
BSP |
1 |
68 |
36 |
9 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
|
INC |
1 |
63 |
32 |
30 |
25 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
|
NCP |
1 |
24 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
|
AAP |
0 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
Independent |
15 |
429 |
102 |
78 |
48 |
39 |
2 |
22 |
|
others |
4 |
237 |
81 |
44 |
39 |
15 |
4 |
20 |
|
total |
22 |
953 |
308 |
193 |
167 |
92 |
14 |
66
|
9:36 AM Gujarat voters encourage others to vote on Twitter
9:20 AM
9:19 AM BJP President Amit Shah cast his vote in Naranpura
9:17 AM Meanwhile, PM Modi is inducting India's 1st Scorpene-class 'Kalvari' submarine into Navy
9:15 AM
How Modi breached security
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi violated security guidelines by flying in a single engine seaplane.
In a statement on his Twitter page, he said: "How is it that the security guidelines were relaxed for this flight? No Z+ protectee is allowed to fly in a single engine aircraft, much less the PM of our country".
9:09 AM Modi's seaplane flew from Karachi to escort him to Dharoi?
Prime minister's aerial ride to bypass the lack of police permission for a road show in Gujarat is now generating a controversy. Questions are being raised on social media about possible violations of safety and security norms in this 20-minute VVIP flight.
Quint reported that the seaplane was "near Karachi" on December 3 before it flew into Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji airport at 7:45 pm that evening. The report also said that the cost of flying the plane may have amounted to approximately $70,000 (Rs 45 lakh).
To read the full report, click HERE
9:07 AM Parents of Hardik Patel Bharat Patel and Usha Patel cast their votes in Viramgam
9:04 AM Key candidates in Phase 2 elections are the Congress party's Alpesh Thakor, contesting from Radhanpur seat; BJP's Dy CM Nitin Patel, from Mehesana; Dalit candidate Jignesh Mevani, contesting independently from Vadgam; and former Gujarat Congress President Siddharth Patel, contesting from Dabhoi seat.
9:01 AM Gujarat election 2017: Key facts about Phase 2 of polling
|
Total number of EVMS |
28,114 |
|
No. of polling station |
25,558 |
|
Total no. of contesting candidates |
851 |
|
Seats in second phase |
93 out of 182 |
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Total electors |
2,22,96,867 |
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No. of crorepati candidates contesting |
199 (24%) |
|
No. of female candidates |
69 |
9:00 AM Elections are being held in Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Kheda, Anand, Vadodara and Chhota Udepur districts in the northern and central regions.
8:53 AM Rahul Gandhi tweeted: The ushering in of a new Gujarat has already begun. Your one vote will strengthen and empower the foundations of democracy. I appeal to the people of the state to vote more and more for a bright tomorrow.
8:33 AM The betting market, or the satta bazaar as it is commonly called, sees BJP retaining power in the state.
8:29 AM
8:28 AM PM Modi's mother Heeraben arrives to cast her vote in a polling booth in Gandhinagar
8:25 AM The EC directed the Gujarat chief electoral officer to lodge FIRs against TV channels came at the end of a frenetic day of political developments marked by the top leaderships of the BJP and Congress targeting each other with allegations of corruption and questions their respective records on issues of national security.
8:25 AM The Congress has protested the EC order on news channels. It alleged that Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi violated the model code of conduct by “misusing” the FICCI platform on Wednesday by making it an election speech and demanded FIRs be registered against the PM and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for violating the guidelines.
8:25 AM Big Blow For Rahul Gandhi
On the eve of the second phase of polling for Gujarat Assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday ordered lodging of FIRs (first information reports) against television news channels for telecasting an interview of Congress President-elect Rahul Gandhi. It also served a show cause notice to Rahul Gandhi for violating the election guidelines (model code of conduct).
8:21 AM
The Times Now-VMR survey, released a couple of days after CSDS-ABP, forecast a comfortable majority for the BJP at 106 to 116 seats. The CVoter-TV9 survey also predicted 109 seats for the BJP. The majority mark in the 182 member Gujarat Assembly is 92 seats.
Yadav had then said the Times Now-VMR survey confirmed the “trend” reported by CSDS-ABP. He said the biggest take away from the Times Now-VMR survey was that the BJP’s lead dropped by 10 per cent since October.
8:19 AM
Gujarat polls: BJP might get a rude shock, says Yogendra Yadav
“There was a sharp swing against the BJP in the past few weeks,” and he said, adding: “Unless the trend is dramatically reversed, surveys lead to the same conclusion — defeat for the BJP.”
In a tweet, Yadav said the BJP was “on a solid wicket” in the 39 urban seats. “It can’t lose more than 10 seats [in urban areas].” In semi-urban areas, where it now has 36 seats, it might lose half.
Yadav forecast that the BJP faced a “steady downhill” in the 98 rural seats, where it had trailed the Congress in 2012 Assembly polls, and could now face a rout.
To read the complete story click HERE8:17 AM The voting will continue till 5 pm in more than 25,000 polling stations.
8:17 AM Voting underway in Viramgam's polling booth number 252. This is PAAS leader Hardik Patel 's home town
8:16 AM
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8:11 AM Hardik Patel's parents pray as voting for second phase of Gujarat elections begins
8:06 AM Voting for 93 seats in second phase of Gujarat Elections 2017 begins
8:00 AM Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram said, "Gujarat voters must ignore the diversionary tactics of BJP. Focus on only one thing - vote to change the government after 22 years."
7:59 AM
7:58 AM Voting for second phase of Gujarat Elections 2017 to begin shortly. Visuals from polling booth no. 121 in Mehsana's Kadi
7:56 AM Here are some interesting facts on Gujarat Elections Phase 2
7:55 AM Earlier on December 11, Manmohan Singh quashed the accusation about the former's clandestine meeting with Pakistani officials, and expressed 'anguish' at 'the canards being spread'.
7:53 AM
7:53 AM
The BJP leader had earlier claimed that a meeting took place on December 6 at Aiyar's residence where former prime minister Manmohan Singh, former vice president Hamid Ansari, High Commissioner of Pakistan to India Sohail Mahmood, Khurshid Kasoori, Indian bureaucrats and other officials were present.
"The act is exciting hatred towards the elected government and the person doing it and the persons involved in conspiracy should be booked under Section 124 (A) (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)," Agrawal stated, in his letter to the NIA.
7:52 AM Agrawal, in his letter, has stated it appeared the meeting was held to destabilise the ruling government and affect the ongoing Gujarat Assembly elections as the very next day Congress leaders and the host of the meeting Mani Shankar Aiyar levelled 'Neech Aadmi' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
7:52 AM Meanwhile, BJP leader and Supreme Court advocate Ajay Agrawal on Wednesday wrote to the NIA requesting them to register an FIR against the Congress leaders and others who attended a meeting with the Pakistani officials.
7:48 AM In the 2012 assembly polls, the BJP won 115 seats, while the Congress bagged 61.
7:48 AM Meanwhile, repolling will be held tomorrow in two booths of Jamjodhpur constituency, two booths in Una, one in Nijjar, and one in Umargam.
7:47 AM Gujarat elections Phase 1 voter turnout was 68 per cent.
7:47 AM Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also visit their constituencies to cast their votes.
7:46 AM After a slew of camampaign rallies, Gujarat will cast their vote today in the second-phase of the assembly elections.
7:46 AM
7:45 AM Narendra Modi: Today is Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections. I request all those voting today to vote in record numbers and enrich this festival of democracy.
7:44 AM
7:41 AM Gujarat Elections: The Phase-2 seats where the Congress is not contesting are Morva Hadav, Vadgam and Vaghodia.
7:40 AM The Congress has fielded 90 candidates for the 93 seats that are going to the polls. Overall, the party has fielded 176 candidates in both phases of the polls.
7:39 AM Of the total of 1,815 candidates trying their luck in the Guajarat Assembly election, 851 contestants are in the fray for the second phase.
7:36 AM
7:34 AM The Phase-2 seats where the Congress is not contesting are Morva Hadav, Vadgam and Vaghodia
6:43 AM The Congress, which is contesting the polls in alliance with leaders like Jignesh Mevani, Alpesh Thakor and Hardik Patel, has fielded its own candidates in 90 of the 93 seats.
6:00 AM Here is the full list of the BJP's 93 constituencies (constituency-wise):
|
Phase 2 constituencies |
BJP Candidates |
|
Akota |
Seemaben Akshaykumar Mohile |
|
Amraiwadi |
H. S. Patel |
|
Anand |
Yogesh Patel |
|
Anklav |
Hansakuvarba Janaksinh Raj |
|
Asarwa (SC) |
Parmar Pradipbhai Khanabhai |
|
Balasinor |
Chauhan Mansinh Kohyabhai |
|
Bapunagar |
Rajput Jagrupsinh Girdansinh |
|
Bayad |
Chauhan Adesinh Mansinh |
|
Becharaji |
Patel Rajnikant Somabhai |
|
Bhiloda (ST) |
P.C.Baranda |
|
Borsad |
Ramanbhai Bhikhabhai Solanki |
|
Chanasma |
Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor |
|
Chhota Udaipur (ST) |
Jashubhai Bhilubhai Rathwa |
|
Dabhoi |
Shaileshbhai Kanaiyalal |
|
Dahegam |
Balrajsinh Kalyansinh |
|
Dahod (ST) |
Kishori Kanaiyalal Bachubhai |
|
Danilimda (SC) |
Vaghela Jitendra Umakant |
|
Danta (ST) |
Kodarvi Maljibhai Narayanbhai |
|
Dariapur |
Bharat Barot |
|
Daskroi |
Babubhai Jamnadas Patel |
|
Deesa |
Pandya Shashikant Mahobatram |
|
Deodar |
Chauhan Keshaji Shivaji |
|
Devgadhbaria |
Khabad Bachubhai Maganbhai |
|
Dhandhuka |
Dabhi Kalubhai Rupabhai |
|
Dhanera |
Desai Mavjibhai Maganbhai |
|
Dholka |
Bhupendrasinh Manubha Chudasama |
|
Ellisbridge |
Rakesh Shah |
|
Fatepura (ST) |
Katara Rameshbhai Bhurabhai |
|
Gandhinagar North |
Ashokkumar Ranchhodbhai Patel |
|
Gandhinagar South |
Thakor Shambhuji Chelaji |
|
Garbada (ST) |
Bhabhor Mahendrabhai Rameshbhai |
|
Ghatlodia |
Bhupendrabhai Rajnikant |
|
Godhra |
C. K. Raulji |
|
Halol |
Jaydrathsinhji Parmar |
|
Himatnagar |
Rajendrasinh Ranjitsinh Chavda |
|
Idar (SC) |
Kanodiya Hitu |
|
Jamalpur – Khadia |
Bhushan Ashok Bhatt |
|
Jetpur (ST) |
Rathva Jayantibhai Savajibhai |
|
Jhalod (ST) |
Bhuriya Maheshbhai Somjibhai |
|
Kadi (SC) |
Karshanbhai Punjabhai Solanki |
|
Kalol, Gandhinagar |
Dr. Atulbhai K. Patel |
|
Kalol, Panchmahal dist |
Chauhan Sumanben Pravinsinh |
|
Kankrej |
Kirtisinh Prabhatsinh Vaghela |
|
Kapadvanj |
Dabhi Kanubhai Bhulabhai |
|
Karjan |
Satishbhai Motibhai Patel |
|
Khambhat |
Maheshkumar Kanaiyalal Raval |
|
Khedbrahma (ST) |
Ramilaben Bara |
|
Kheralu |
Dabhi Bharatsinhji Shankarji |
|
Limkheda (ST) |
Bhabhor Shaileshbhai Sumanbhai |
|
Lunawada |
Patel Manojkumar Rayajibhai |
|
Mahesana |
Nitinbhai Ratilal Patel |
|
Mahudha |
Bharatsinh Raysingbhai Parmar |
|
Maninagar |
Suresh Patel |
|
Manjalpur |
Yogesh Patel |
|
Mansa |
Amitbhai Harisingbhai Chaudhary |
|
Matar |
Kesarisinh Jesangbhai Solanki |
|
Mehmedabad |
Arjunsinh Udesinh |
|
Modasa |
Parmar Bhikhusinhji Chatursinhji |
|
Morva Hadaf (ST) |
Dindor Vikramsinh Ramsinh |
|
Nadiad |
Pankajbhai Vinubhai(Gotiyo) |
|
Naranpura |
Kaushik Patel |
|
Naroda |
Thawani Balram Khubchand |
|
Nikol |
Jagdish Panchal |
|
Padra |
Dineshbhai Balubhai Patel |
|
Palanpur |
Prajapati Laljibhai Kanjibhai |
|
Patan |
Ranchhodbhai Mahijibhai Desai |
|
Petlad |
C.D.Patel |
|
Prantij |
Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar |
|
Radhanpur |
Lavingji Muljiji Thakor |
|
Raopura |
Rajendra Trivedi |
|
Sabarmati |
Arvidkumar Gandabhai Patel |
|
Sanand |
Kanubhai Karamshibhai Patel |
|
Sankheda (ST) |
Abhesinh Motibhai Tadvi |
|
Santrampur (ST) |
Kuberbhai Mansukhbhai |
|
Savli |
Ketanbhai Mahendrabhai |
|
Sayajigunj |
Jitendra Ratilal Sukhadia (Jitubhai) |
|
Shehra |
Jethabhai Ghelabhai |
|
Sidhpur |
Jaynarayan Vyas |
|
Sojitra |
Vipulkumar Vinubhai Patel |
|
Thakkarbapa Nagar |
Kakadiya Vallabhbhai Gobarbhai |
|
Tharad |
Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel |
|
Thasra |
Ramsinh Parmar |
|
Umreth |
Govindbhai Raijibhai Parmar |
|
Unjha |
Narayanbhai Lalludas Patel (Kaka) |
|
Vadgam (SC) |
Chakravarti Vijaykumar Harkhabhai |
|
Vadodara City (SC) |
Manisha Vakil |
|
Vaghodia |
Madhubhai Babubhai |
|
Vatva |
Pradipsinh Bhagvatsinh Jadeja |
|
Vav |
Shankarbhai Lagdhirbhai Chaudhary |
|
Vejalpur |
Kishor Babulal Chauhan |
|
Vijapur |
Ramanbhai Dhulabhai Patel |
|
Viramgam |
Dr. Tejshriben Dilipkumar Patel |
|
Visnagar |
Rushikesh Ganeshbhai Patel |
5:59 AM For today's phase of polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself had been a star campaigner in both phases, has fielded its candidates in all 93 seats
5:57 AM After the second and final phase of the Assembly elections, after a high-voltage political campaign that ended on Tuesday evening, all eyes will be on the exit poll predictions to be out today evening.
5:54 AM
Here is the full list of constituencies that will vote in today;s second phase of polling:
Ahmedabad district: Viramgam, Sanand, Ghatlodia, Vejalpur, Vatva, Ellisbridge, Naranpura, Nikol, Naroda, Thakkarbapa Nagar, Bapunagar, Amraiwadi, Dariapur, Jamalpur – Khadia, Maninagar, Danilimda (SC), Sabarmati, Asarwa (SC), Daskroi, Dholka, Dhandhuka
Banaskantha district: Vav, Tharad, Dhanera, Danta (ST), Vadgam (SC), Palanpur, Deesa, Deodar, Kankrej
Patan district: Radhanpur, Chanasma, Patan, Sidhpur
Mahesana district: Kheralu, Unjha, Visnagar, Becharaji, Kadi (SC), Mahesana, Vijapur
Sabarkantha district: Himatnagar, Idar (SC), Khedbrahma (ST) , Prantij
Arvalli district: Bhiloda (ST), Modasa, Bayad
Gandhinagar district: Dahegam , Gandhinagar South , Gandhinagar North, Mansa, Kalol
Anand district: Khambhat , Borsad, Anklav, Umreth, Anand, Petlad, Sojitra
Kheda district: Matar, Nadiad, Mehmedabad, Mahudha, Thasra, Kapadvanj
Mahisagar district: Balasinor, Lunawada, Santrampur (ST)
Panchmahal district: Shehra, Morva Hadaf (ST), Godhra, Kalol, Halol
Dahod district: Fatepura (ST), Jhalod (ST), Limkheda (ST), Dahod (ST), Garbada (ST), Devgadhbaria
Vadodara district: Savli, Vaghodia, Dabhoi, Vadodara City (SC), Sayajigunj, Akota, Raopura, Manjalpur, Padra, Karjan
Chhota Udepur district: Chhota Udaipur (ST), Jetpur (ST), Sankheda (ST)
5:46 AM The six booths that will be voting again are Dhunda and Manpar booths in Jam Jodhpur Assembly seat; Bandharda and Gangda in the Una constituency; Chorwad in Nizar constituency and Chanod in Umargaon constituency.
5:46 AM Simultaneiously with the seats where polling will take place in phase 2, the six polling booths from the first phase where the Election Commission of India has ordered repolling will also vote
5:46 AM Gujarat had seen the first phase of polling on December 9, when the south Gujarat and Saurashtra regions for voted in the Gujarat assembly election 2017.
5:45 AM Key candidates in Phase 2 elections are the Congress party's Alpesh Thakor, contesting from Radhanpur seat; BJP's Dy CM Nitin Patel, from Mehesana; Dalit candidate Jignesh Mevani, contesting independently from Vadgam; and former Gujarat Congress President Siddharth Patel, contesting from Dabhoi seat
5:45 AM Tthe Jhalod seat has the fewest candidates -- only 2
5:44 AM In the second phase polling, the seat with the highest number of contesting candidates is Mahesana, with 34 candidates trying their luck from this constituency
5:44 AM These 28,114 EVMs are being used at 25,558 polling stations
5:43 AM According to the Election Commission of India, 28,114 EVMs are being used in today's second phase of polling
5:42 AM 199 candidates, or 24% of the 851 contesting in today's phase, are candidates with more than Rs 1 crore worth of total assets
5:40 AM The first phase of polling in 89 seats on December 9 had seen a 68% voter turnout
5:40 AM The 93 constituencies going to the polls today have a total of 222,96,867 electors
5:39 AM A total of 851 candidates, including 69 women are in the fray for today's Phase of of polling
5:38 AM On December 18, the result to the Humachal Pradesh Assembly election 2017 will also be announced
5:38 AM The counting of votes for both phases and the announcememnt of the result to the Gujarat Assembly election 2017 will take place on December 18
5:37 AM The remaining 89 seats had gone to the polls in the first phase held on December 9
5:36 AM 93 of Gujarat's 182 constituencies will be voting as part of the second phase of polling
5:35 AM The second phase of polling in Gujarat election 2017 will take place from 8 am today
First Published: Thu, December 14 2017. 09:44 IST
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