Ahmedabad, Dec 01: The voting for by-election to Jamalpur Assembly constituency began here this morning amidst tight security. District collector Anita Karwal told newspersons the polling began at 8.00 am.

The by-poll has been necessitated following death of sitting MLA Usamangani Devdiwala on October 5 last.

Nine candidates are in the fray but the key contest is between BJP's Laljibhai Parmar and Congress's Shabbir Khedawala.

Bureau Report