Gujarat Election 2022 LIVE: Clash between BJP, Congress workers at polling booth in Anand, situation under control
Gujarat Election 2022 LIVE: Clash between BJP, Congress workers at polling booth in Anand, situation under control
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Gujarat Election 2022 LIVE
'Only 111 women elected to Gujarat Assembly since 1962, Representation never exceeded 10%': ECI Data
Only 111 women have made it to the Gujarat legislative assembly since the first election in 1962 and their representation has never crossed 10 per cent of the House strength, shows data compiled by the Election Commission of India.
Between 1962 and 2017, there were one and 16 women elected to the House in each election. The lowest number of women elected to the assembly was one in 1972, while the highest number—16—was elected in 1985, 2007 and 2012.
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BJP, Congress workers clash in Anand, police say situation under control
#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— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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34.74% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm
34.74% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm, in the second phase of #GujaratElections2022 pic.twitter.com/kPeATGLM4z— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Former Indian Cricketer Nayan Mongia votes
Former Indian Cricketer Nayan Mongia casts his vote for the second phase of #GujaratAssemblyPolls at a polling booth in Vadodara pic.twitter.com/S1zsIvaoMX— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Erstwhile royal Rajmata Shubhanginiraje Gaekwad votes in Vadodara
Gujarat | Erstwhile royal Rajmata Shubhanginiraje Gaekwad, cast her vote at a polling booth in Vadodara.
She says, "Voting is our right. I appeal to everyone to exercise their franchise. There is no right without responsibility."#GujaratAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/AYz4TuJ4Nz— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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AAP's CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi votes
AAP's CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi casts his vote at a polling station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.#GujaratAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/I4RccqMZbF— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
12:47 (IST)
Gujarat Election 2022 LIVE
Five mega fights to look out for in Phase 2
The polling in the second and final phase is being conducted for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat. As many as 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.
These constituencies including Ghatlodia, Viramgam, Vadgam, Godhra, and Gandhinagar are spread across 14 districts of the state.
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PM Modi's mother Heeraben Modi casts her vote for the second phase
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi casts her vote for the second phase of #GujaratAssemblyPolls in Raysan Primary School, Gandhinagar pic.twitter.com/ZfWcBXWCfI— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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19.17% voter turnout recorded till 11 am
19.17% voter turnout recorded till 11 am, in the second phase of #GujaratElections2022 pic.twitter.com/WeADnGgvGK— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Amit Shah urges first-time voters to participate in elections
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, after casting his vote, says, "I appeal to everyone to vote, especially the first-time voters - the young girls and boys should vote."#GujaratElections pic.twitter.com/Zn4xbjokxm— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Amit Shah, family members offer prayers at a temple in Ahmedabad after casting their votes
Gujarat | Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his family offer prayers at a temple in Ahmedabad after casting their votes for the second phase of #GujaratElections2022. His son & BCCI secretary Jay Shah also with them. pic.twitter.com/ub124DNCPf— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah, his family members vote at AMC sub-zonal office in Naranpura
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with members of his family including his son and BCCI secretary Jay Shah, casts his votes at AMC Sub-Zonal Office in Naranpura of Ahmedabad. #GujaratAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/7bgKV556Qr— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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'Festival of democracy celebrated with great pomp': PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cast his vote in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections here. The PM walked to the polling booth at Nishan Public School to a cheering crowd. He greeted the people on the way and stood in the queue awaiting his turn to vote.
After walking to his elder brother Soma Modi’s house which is located near the polling station, PM Modi spoke to the media and congratulated the voters and the Election Commission of India for celebrating the “festival of democracy.”
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Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel cast her vote
Ahmedabad | Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel cast her vote for the second phase of #GujaratAssemblyPolls at Polling Booth 95, Shilaj Anupam School#GujaratAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/dC7Jk8UKBH— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Central Gujarat, north Gujarat likely to vote for Congress, says Ex-Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela
In 2nd phase, OBC-majority assembly segments are going to poll. Congress played its cards of CM candidate likely being an OBC, so I think central Gujarat, north Gujarat & this entire area will vote for Cong. I see a change in the 27-yr-long BJP rule: Ex-Guj CM Shankersinh Vaghela pic.twitter.com/eku9mSRhI8— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Festival of democracy celebrated with great pomp by the people of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, says PM Modi
#WATCH | The festival of democracy has been celebrated with great pomp by the people of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. I want to thank people of the country. I also want to congratulate Election Commission for conducting elections peacefully: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/2KKjCq7W1D— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and his wife cast their votes
Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and his wife cast their votes for the second phase of #GujaratAssemblyPolls, today in Ahmedabad. pic.twitter.com/qWY8aCREEn— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Gujarat Election 2022 LIVE
4.75% voter turnout recorded till 9 am
4.75% voter turnout recorded till 9 am, in the second phase of #GujaratElections2022 pic.twitter.com/gE1d3ZfA00— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
09:39 (IST)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi casts his vote
Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Prime Minister Narendra Modi casts his vote for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections at Nishan Public school, Ranip#GujaratElections pic.twitter.com/snnbWEjQ8N— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel casts his vote
Ahmedabad | Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel casts his vote for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections at Booth 95, Shilaj Anupam School#GujaratAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/hCE4zgC8XH— ANI (@ANI) December 5, 2022
Gujarat Election 2022 LIVE: Polling in the second and final phase will be conducted for 93 Assembly constituencies across 14 districts of north and central Gujarat. As many as 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.
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.
According to Gujarat’s Chief Electoral Officer P Bharathi, 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.
“Total of 2,51,58,730 voters will vote, of which, 1,29,26,501 are men, 1,22,31,335 are women and 894 are from the third gender,” Bharathi said.
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.
The Leader of the Opposition, Congress’ Sukhram Rathava will contest from Chhota Udaipur, while Lakhabhai Bharwad, Jignesh Mevani and Amee Yajnik are some other prominent Congress names from Viramgam, Vadgam and Ghatlodia seats.
From the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharat Vakhala from Devgadhbaria, Bheema Chaudhary from Deodar, Dolat Patel from Gandhinagar South, Kunwarji Thakor from Viramgam and Vijay Patel from Ghatlodia will test their electoral fortunes in the second and final phase on Monday.
The high-octane campaigning for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections came to an end on Saturday evening, which saw big shots across parties trying to woo voters.
Among prominent names who will cast their votes in final phase in Gujarat are PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Isudan Gadhvi, Gujarat Congress president Jagdish Thakor and cricketers Irfan Pathan, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya.
The Royal family of Vadodara, Congress leader and MP Shaktisinh Gohil and former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela will also cast their votes on Monday.
During the first phase of polling on 1 December, Gujarat saw an overall turnout of 63.14 per cent. The voting began at 8 am in 89 constituencies spread across 19 districts of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions.
The first phase of voting for 89 seats in Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat ended on 1 December, with an overall turnout of 63.31 per cent.
The results of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly election will be announced on 8 December.
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