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Economic Times | 05 Dec, 2022 | 08:12AM IST
Gujarat Election 2022 News LIVE Updates: Polling begins in 93 seats in second phase, PM Modi to vote
Gujarat Election 2022 News LIVE Updates: Polling is underway in the second and final phase for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat.
833 candidates from 61 parties are in the fray in the second phase of the Gujarat elections whose fate will be decided by over 2.51 crore electorates. There are 26,409 polling booths and nearly 36,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Around 29,000 presiding officers and over 84,000 polling officers have been deployed in 14 districts to facilitate the polls.
Of the total 26,409 polling stations, 93 are model polling booths, 93 are eco-friendly booths, another 93 are managed by Divyang and 14 are managed by youth. Webcasting will be done in 13,319 polling booths in the second phase.
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.
Among the key constituencies in the final phase are Ghatlodia, which will determine the poll fate of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel; Viramgam where Patidar leader Hardik Patel will contest as a BJP candidate, and Gandhinagar South where the saffron party has fielded Alpesh Thakor.
This is the second and final phase of the Gujarat election. First phase polling for 89 seats was held on December 1. Votes will be counted on December 8.
833 candidates from 61 parties are in the fray in the second phase of the Gujarat elections whose fate will be decided by over 2.51 crore electorates. There are 26,409 polling booths and nearly 36,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Around 29,000 presiding officers and over 84,000 polling officers have been deployed in 14 districts to facilitate the polls.
Of the total 26,409 polling stations, 93 are model polling booths, 93 are eco-friendly booths, another 93 are managed by Divyang and 14 are managed by youth. Webcasting will be done in 13,319 polling booths in the second phase.
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.
Among the key constituencies in the final phase are Ghatlodia, which will determine the poll fate of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel; Viramgam where Patidar leader Hardik Patel will contest as a BJP candidate, and Gandhinagar South where the saffron party has fielded Alpesh Thakor.
This is the second and final phase of the Gujarat election. First phase polling for 89 seats was held on December 1. Votes will be counted on December 8.
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Polling in Gujarat election 2022 second phase has begun, PM Narendra Modi to cast his vote around 9 am.
Gujarat election: PM Modi to cast his vote around 9 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all those who are voting in Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections and by-polls taking place in different parts of the country, to vote in large numbers.
"I will be casting my vote in Ahmedabad at around 9am," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted
"I will be casting my vote in Ahmedabad at around 9am," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted
Gujarat election Phase 2: BJP, AAP contesting all 93 seats
- BJP and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP are contesting in all the 93 seats.
- Congress is contesting in 90 seats and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has fielded candidates in two seats.
- Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has fielded 12 candidates and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 44.
Gujarat election: Congress candidate Kanti Kharadi says he was hiding from an attack
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. 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 and for 2 hours we were in the jungle. Congress had alleged he was "brutally attacked by BJP goons". ( ANI)
Voting underway in bypolls in 6 assembly seats, 1 LS seat
- Voting is being held today in bypolls to six assembly seats in five states and the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.
- In Mainpuri, the Samajwadi Party is locked in a high-voltage contest with the BJP.
- Rampur Sadar and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh are the assembly seats where the bypolls will be held.
- Counting of votes will be held on December 8, coinciding with the ballot count for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
Gujarat election: PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to vote today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will cast his vote at a polling station set up at a high school in Ranip locality in Ahmedabad city. He arrived in the city on Sunday evening. Modi is a registered voter from Ranip area and had cast his vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and previous polls. The polling station falls under the Sabarmati Assembly constituency in Ahmedabad city.
Union Home Minister and BJP MP Amit Shah will cast his vote at a municipal sub-zonal office in Naranpura locality of Ahmedabad
Union Home Minister and BJP MP Amit Shah will cast his vote at a municipal sub-zonal office in Naranpura locality of Ahmedabad
Congress candidate Kantibhai Kharadi missing after attack by 'BJP goons': Rahul Gandhi
Congress sitting MLA and the party candidate from Danta constituency of Banaskantha district Kanti Kharadi has allegedly gone missing ahead of the second phase of Gujarat elections.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has posted a tweet claiming, "Congress tribal leader and Danta Assembly candidate, Kantibhai Kharadi was brutally attacked by BJP goons and is now missing."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has posted a tweet claiming, "Congress tribal leader and Danta Assembly candidate, Kantibhai Kharadi was brutally attacked by BJP goons and is now missing."
Gujarat Election 2022 Phase 2: Key contests
Ghatlodia: CM Bhupendra Patel vs Congress' Dr Amee Yajnik
Viramgam: BJP's Hardik Patel vs Congress' Bharwad Lakhabhai Bhikhabhai (sitting MLA) vs AAP's Amarsinh Thakor
Gandhinagar South: OBC leader Alpesh Thakor (BJP) vs Congress' Dr. Himanshu Patel vs AAP's Devendra Patel
Maninagar:BJP's Amul Bhatt vs Congress' CM Rajput
Mahesana: BJP's Mukesh Patel(ex-Dy CM Nitin Patel's nominee) vs Congress' PK Patel vs AAP's Dishant Patel
Chhota Udepur: BJP's Rajendrainsh Rathva (son of 10-time-MLA Mohansinh Rathva who quit Cong for BJP) vs Congress' Sangramsinh Rathwa vs AAP's Prof Arjun Rathva
(Pavi) Jetpur (ST): Congress sitting MLA Sukhram Rathwa vs BJP's Jayantibhai Rathwa (2012 winner) vs AAP's Radhika Rathwa
Bayad: Congress' Mahendrasinh Vaghela (son of former CM Shankarsinh Vaghela) vs Independent Dhavalsinh Zala (sitting Cong MLA) vs BJP's Bhikhiben Parmar
Vadgam: Congress' Jignesh Mevani (won as independent in 2017) vs BJP's Manibhai Vaghela (2012 winner on Cong ticket) vs AAP's Dalpat Bhatiya vs AIMIM's Kalpesh Sundhiya
Unjha: Congress' Arvind Patel vs BJP's Kirit Patel vs AAP's Urvishkumar Patel
Danilimda: Congress' Shailesh Parmar (sitting MLA) vs BJP's Nareshbhai Shankarbhai Vyas vs AAP's Dinesh Kapadiya
Vaghodia: Madhu Shrivastav (2017-12 BJP winner) contesting as an independent after being denied party ticket. His main rivals are BJP's Ashvin Patel (Kaka) and Congress' Satyajitsinh Gaekwad
Padra: Independent candidate Dineshbhai Patel (2012 BJP winner) vs BJP's Chaitanyasinh Zala vs Congress' Jashpalsinh Padhiyar
Viramgam: BJP's Hardik Patel vs Congress' Bharwad Lakhabhai Bhikhabhai (sitting MLA) vs AAP's Amarsinh Thakor
Gandhinagar South: OBC leader Alpesh Thakor (BJP) vs Congress' Dr. Himanshu Patel vs AAP's Devendra Patel
Maninagar:BJP's Amul Bhatt vs Congress' CM Rajput
Mahesana: BJP's Mukesh Patel(ex-Dy CM Nitin Patel's nominee) vs Congress' PK Patel vs AAP's Dishant Patel
Chhota Udepur: BJP's Rajendrainsh Rathva (son of 10-time-MLA Mohansinh Rathva who quit Cong for BJP) vs Congress' Sangramsinh Rathwa vs AAP's Prof Arjun Rathva
(Pavi) Jetpur (ST): Congress sitting MLA Sukhram Rathwa vs BJP's Jayantibhai Rathwa (2012 winner) vs AAP's Radhika Rathwa
Bayad: Congress' Mahendrasinh Vaghela (son of former CM Shankarsinh Vaghela) vs Independent Dhavalsinh Zala (sitting Cong MLA) vs BJP's Bhikhiben Parmar
Vadgam: Congress' Jignesh Mevani (won as independent in 2017) vs BJP's Manibhai Vaghela (2012 winner on Cong ticket) vs AAP's Dalpat Bhatiya vs AIMIM's Kalpesh Sundhiya
Unjha: Congress' Arvind Patel vs BJP's Kirit Patel vs AAP's Urvishkumar Patel
Danilimda: Congress' Shailesh Parmar (sitting MLA) vs BJP's Nareshbhai Shankarbhai Vyas vs AAP's Dinesh Kapadiya
Vaghodia: Madhu Shrivastav (2017-12 BJP winner) contesting as an independent after being denied party ticket. His main rivals are BJP's Ashvin Patel (Kaka) and Congress' Satyajitsinh Gaekwad
Padra: Independent candidate Dineshbhai Patel (2012 BJP winner) vs BJP's Chaitanyasinh Zala vs Congress' Jashpalsinh Padhiyar
Gujarat Election 2022 Phase 2: 26,409 polling stations
Of the total 26,409 polling stations, 93 are model polling booths, 93 are eco-friendly booths, another 93 are managed by Divyang and 14 are managed by youth. Webcasting will be done in 13,319 polling booths in the second phase
Gujarat Election 2022 Phase 2: Districts where polling is held
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.
As many as 833 candidates from 61 parties are in the fray in the second phase of the Gujarat elections. There are 2.51 crore voters.
Polling in the second and final phase will be conducted for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat.
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