Lagatar24 Desk
Gandhinagar, Dec 5: Total 4.75 percent of eligible voters had cast ballots in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections as of 9 am. according to figures released by the Election Commission on Monday.
Gandhinagar saw the highest percentage throughout the hour-long voting period, at 7.05% until 9 AM, followed by Mahesana (5.44 pc).
A 4.20 percent voting turnout was recorded in Ahmedabad. In this Ranip, Nishan Public School, the prime minister cast his ballot. Mahisagar had the lowest turnout so far, with 3.76 percent voting.
In the midst of severe security measures, voting for the second and final round of the Gujarat Assembly Elections for 93 Assembly constituencies spanning 14 districts of north and central Gujarat began at 8 am on Monday.
In the second round of the Gujarat elections, 833 candidates representing 61 parties are running for office. More than 2.51 crore voters will decide who wins or loses.
Nearly 36,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used, and the Election Commission has set up 26,409 polling places. In order to facilitate the polls, over 84,000 polling officers and about 29,000 presiding officers have been stationed in 14 districts.
Of the total 26,409 polling stations in Gujarat, 93 are model polling booths, 93 are eco-friendly booths, another 93 are managed by Divyang, and 14 are managed by youth, according to Chief Electoral Officer P Bharathi. In the second phase, webcasting will take place in 13,319 polling places.
“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.
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravali, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Anand, Kheda, and Chhota Udaipur districts are home to the 93 seats that will go to the polls in the second round.
An total turnout of 63.14 percent was recorded in Gujarat during the first round of voting on December 1. In 89 constituencies distributed across 19 districts in the Kutch, Saurashtra, and South Gujarat regions, voting got underway at 8 am.
The first phase of voting for 89 seats in Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat ended on December 1, with an overall turnout of 63.31 per cent. The counting of votes will be done on December 8.
