Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Voting for 2nd phase concludes, exit polls at 6:30 PM

Gujarat Assembly Poll Phase 2 Voting 2022 LIVE Updates: In this phase, 93 Assembly seats are going to polls across 14 districts. Some of the important constituencies in this phase include Ghatlodia (in Ahmedabad district) of CM Bhupendra Patel and Viramgam seat (Ahmedabad) from where Patidar leader Hardik Patel is fighting on the BJP's ticket.

Gujarat Assembly Poll Phase 2 Voting 2022 LIVE Coverage | Voting in 93 seats in 14 districts of Gujarat for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 concluded at 5 PM. According to the Election Commission, barring a few incidents of violence, polling was by and large peaceful. Approx 58.68% polling was recorded till 5 PM in the second phase of  Gujarat Assembly Polls.

The 93 Assembly segments that went to polls are spread across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar and other districts. In the second phase of elections, 833 candidates were in the fray from 61 political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Congress. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP contested in all the 93 seats, the Congress is fighting in 90 seats and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has fielded candidates in two seats. Among other parties, the Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has fielded 12 candidates, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 44. According to Election Commission, the nominees also include 285 independent candidates. A total of 2.51 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise for the second phase of elections, including 1.29 crore men and 1.22 crore women, and the poll body has set up 14,975 polling stations for which 1.13 lakh election staffers have been deployed. There are 5.96 lakh voters in the age group of 18 to 19 years.

Some of the important constituencies in the second phase include Ghatlodia (in Ahmedabad district) of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Viramgam seat (Ahmedabad) from where Patidar leader Hardik Patel is fighting on the BJP's ticket, and Gandhinagar South from where Alpesh Thakor is fighting as the saffron party candidate. Besides, Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani is contesting as the Congress candidate from the Vadgam seat in Banaskantha district, and Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Sukhram Rathva is the nominee from Jetpur in Chhota Udepur district. BJP rebel Madhu Shrivastav is contesting as an independent candidate from the Vaghodia seat in the Vadodara district.

Stay tuned with Zee News to get the latest updates on Gujarat Assembly Election Phase 2 Voting 2022:

05 December 2022

17:39 IST

Voting Concludes In Gujarat, Exit Polls At 6:30 PM 

Voting for the second phase of assembly polls has come to an end in 93 seats spread across central and north Gujarat. Exit poll results will come after 6.30 PM.  

15:59 IST

District Wise Turnout Till 3 PM In Gujarat

According to the Election Commission, 50.51% voter turnout has been recorded till 3 PM in the second and the last phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. Here's the district-wise voter turnout till 3 PM in Gujarat.

50.51% voter turnout recorded till 3pm in the second and the last phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections: Election Commission of India pic.twitter.com/Q0qjoNQael

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