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Gujarat Assembly elections, second phase: As it happened
A host of VVIPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP chief Amit Shah cast their vote.
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68.70% voting recorded in the econd phase of polling in Gujarat Assembly elections.
68-70 percent voting till 5:00 pm in Gujarat.
Voting for Gujarat Assembly election ends as the second phase polling concludes.
Have received a complaint regarding MCC violation after casting of the vote. It is a complaint which is is more anticipatory in nature which says the crowd was there and this could be a roadshow. This complaint has been given to DEO Ahmedabad, says Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer.
We received a complaint from a person, apparently, when he switched on Bluetooth on his mobile phone it connected to the machine, we are checking this at every place, senior officers and observers at the spot to check this, says Swain.
47.40% voter turnout till 2 pm in phase two of Gujarat Election 2017, says BB Swain, Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer.
Gujarat records 49 per cent polling till 2 pm.
Polling stopped in Mehsana after voters alleged that all votes are going to BJP.
Senior BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote in Ahmedabad District's Jamalpur.
EC has become a frontal organisation of the BJP. We would like to tell Modi ji that roadshows and seaplanes won't change the Gujarat verdict: RS Surjewala,Congress
Never has election commission been such a puppet in the past. We demand that if EC has any shame for their position and Constitution, they need to act: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress
Perhaps Modi ji has decided that no constitutional body will remain functional in this country: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a platform like FICCI for political purposes, and the EC never did anything: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress
What is the reason that Amit Shah addressed press meet at public place like Ahmedabad airport, yet the Election Commission did not say anything: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress
Election Commission has become a puppet and constitutional norms are being violated: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress
PM Modi's roadshow after casting vote is a clear case of violation of the model code of conduct. EC, it seems, is working under pressure from PM and PMO: Ashok Gehlot, Congress
We have received two complaints regarding presence of Bluetooth in polling booths in Ghatlodia and Mehsana.We sent observers to the spot: BB Swain, Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer
Gujarat records 39 per cent voting till 12 noon in the second phase of assembly elections.
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Out of total machines deployed for the second phase of Gujarat Polls, 1.63 per cent VVPATs were replaced after mock polls. 0.88 per cent Ballot Units and 0.86 per cent Control Units were also replaced: BB Swain, Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer
PM Modi leaves after casting his vote at booth number 115 in Sabarmati's Ranip locality.
PM Narendra Modi casts his vote at booth number 115 in Sabarmati.
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Ranip to cast his vote.
Visuals from Ahmedabad's Sabarmati; BJP's sitting MLA Arvind Patel is up against Congress' Jitubhai Patel from the seat.
PM Modi takes to Twitter, on his way to cast vote.
Visuals from Ahmedabad's Sabarmati, PM Modi will cast his vote at booth number 115 here:
PM Modi will reach Ahmedabad's Ranip area at 11.45 am to cast his vote. Musical instruments have been arranged to welcome PM Modi.
Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel casts his vote in Mehsana's Kadi. He is contesting against Congress's Jivabhai Patel.
PAAS leader Hardik Patel casts his vote in Viramgam.
Voting was halted for 50 minutes in Sankheda's Sodhaliya village in Chhota Udaipur due to dysfunctionality of EVM machines.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands in queue to cast vote at polling booth number 961 in Ahmedabad's Vejalpur.
Gujarat records over 12 per cent voting till 10 am in the second phase of assembly elections.
Shankersinh Vaghela cast his vote in Gandhinagar's Vasan village.
Voting is yet to begin in Kalol's booth number 137 due to some technical issues.
BJP President Amit Shah cast his vote in Naranpura.
PAAS leader Hardik Patel's parents - Bharat Patel and Usha Patel cast their votes in Viramgam.
PM Modi's mother Heeraben arrives a polling booth in Gandhinagar to cast her vote.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel casts her vote in Ahmedabad's Ghatlodia. BJP's Bhupendra Patel is up against Congress's Shashikant Patel on this seat.
Visuals from Viramgam:
Hardik Patel's parents pray as polling for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections begins.
Visuals from Vadodara:
Congress leader P Chidambaram tweets: "To my fellow citizens of Gujarat: Every vote matters. Just go out and vote. Vote for a change of government after 22 years"
Rahul Gandhi urges voters to strengthen the foundation of democracy, tweets:
This is for the first time in 15 years the BJP is contesting assembly elections in Gujarat without Narendra Modi being the Chief Minister face
Visual from Mehsana:
PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in record numbers, tweets: Today is Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections. I request all those voting today to vote in record numbers and enrich this festival of democracy
Ahmedabad: Voting ended in 93 Assembly seats in the north and central Gujarat in the second and final phase of polling on Tuesday during which Prime Minister Narendra Modi also cast his ballot.
While the polling was largely peaceful, two incidents of clashes were reported in Mehsana and Vadodara districts, police officials said.
The EC received complaints from five places that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were connecting to external devices via bluetooth, but after inquiry, it was found that there was "no substance" in the complaints, poll officials said.