Gujarat Election 2022 Live: 58.44% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5.00 PM

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Follow this page for all the updates related to the second phase of voting across 93 seats in Gujarat.

Background

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: The much-anticipated second phase of polling for the Gujarat Assembly elections kicked off on Monday.A total of 93 constituencies are going to polls in 14 districts across North and Central Gujarat in the second phase of voting. With 833 candidates in the fray, the second phase will include high profile candidates, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel from Ghatlodia seat in Ahmedabad. Polling for the second phase will start at 8am and conclude at 5pm on Monday.A total of 2.54 crore voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise. Polling will be conducted at 26,409 booths where around 36,000 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be used. The Election Commission has deployed 29,000 presiding officers and over 84,000 polling officers in 14 districts.Among the high-stake seats that are going to polls on Monday include Ghatlodia assembly constituency from where incumbent Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will be contesting, Viramgam, where BJP has fielded Patidar leader Hardik Patel, Gandhinanagar South from where Alpesh Thakor is contesting from BJP and SC-reserved seat Vadgam will have sitting MLA Jignesh Mevani contesting on a Congress ticket.In a bid to maintain law and order in the state, women battalion of CRPF have been deployed in various parts of Ahmedabad.“A total of 18 sections have been made with commanders. Personnel deployed at every booth to maintain peace & discipline,” CRPF official Vidhya M said.The campaigning for the second phase of polls ended on Saturday, with three key competing parties BJP, Congress, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) holding rallies, public meetings, roadshows, and door-to-door campaigning. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi held massive roadshows in Ahmedabad on December 1 and 2, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior party leaders also held public meetings across the state.The BJP has decided to go retain Bhupendra Patel as its chief ministerial candidate and the AAP has decided that Isudan Gadhvi would be the CM if the party won the polls. The Congress has decided not to name a CM face.

05/12/2022 17:42:23

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: 58.44% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 5.00 PM

About 58.44 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm on Monday in Gujarat.

05/12/2022 15:54:25

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Voter Turnout Improves To 50.51% At 3.00 PM, Says ECI

Till 3 pm latest trends of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a voter turnout of 50.51% has been recorded in the state.

05/12/2022 15:19:50

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan cast their votes

Former Indian cricketers Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan along with their family members cast their votes at a polling booth in Vadodara

05/12/2022 14:58:55

PM Modi did a roadshow before casting vote, alleges Congress

"During the polling day, PM Modi did a roadshow of two & half hours while he went to cast his vote. Will appeal to EC against it, seems like Election Commission is willingly under pressure," Cong Spokesperson Pawan Khera on Gujarat Polls 2022.

"Y'day our tribal leader & MLA from Danta (Kanti Kharadi) wrote to EC seeking protection, but EC didn't respond & later he was attacked by 24 BJP goons, BJP also distributed liquor in Guj even though liquor is banned there, EC took no action on that either," he added.

05/12/2022 14:24:01

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Differently-abled voter casts his vote in Nadiad, Kheda

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Differently-abled voter casts his vote in Nadiad, Kheda

05/12/2022 13:55:05

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Scuffle between BJP and Congress workers at Keshavpura polling station

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, ANI reported.

05/12/2022 13:50:52

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: 34.74% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm

34.74% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm, in the second phase of polls

05/12/2022 13:44:40

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil attacks BJP

"Sonia Gandhi had said nobody can replace Ahmed Patel and we'll always feel his absence. In these polls, we felt his absence. But people saw the tactics BJP had used to defeat Ahmed Patel and they haven't forgotten. They'll vote against BJP as tribute," Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said, as quoted by ANI

"If there's still a wave, what's the need to camp here? In Ahmedabad, people missed trains and flights and couldn't reach hospitals as PM Modi had 35 km long road shows. Manmohan Singh used to go to Punjab, do 1-2 public rallies and Cong used to come to power. There's no wave," he added.

05/12/2022 13:40:42

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Former Indian Cricketer Nayan Mongia casts his vote

Former Indian Cricketer Nayan Mongia casts his vote at a polling booth in Vadodara

05/12/2022 12:52:44

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: AAP's CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi casts his vote

AAP's CM candidate Isudan Gadhvi casts his vote at a polling station in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. "I appeal to people to step go to polling stations and vote. Choose whoever you want but you will be able to demand answers from political leaders only if you vote. I expect AAP to win 51 plus out of 89 seats in the first phase & 52 plus seats in the second phase," he said, as quoted by ANI.

05/12/2022 12:21:56

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi casts her vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi casts her vote 

05/12/2022 11:56:38

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: 19.17% voter turnout recorded till 11 am

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: 19.17% voter turnout recorded till 11 am

05/12/2022 11:01:27

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Casts Vote With His Family

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. 

05/12/2022 10:45:15

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives to cast his vote

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives to cast his vote

05/12/2022 10:28:26

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Modi visits his brother's house after casting his vote

PM Modi visits his brother's house after casting his vote

05/12/2022 10:26:43

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel cast her vote

 Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel cast her vote 

05/12/2022 10:15:00

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Hardik Patel casts his vote

BJP candidate from Viramgam, Hardik Patel casts his vote 

05/12/2022 10:07:40

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Modi on elections

"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 said, as quoted by ANI.

05/12/2022 10:06:44

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and his wife cast their votes

Delhi Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena and his wife cast their votes

05/12/2022 10:29:35

According to ECI's voter turnout app, Gujarat has witnessed 4.75% polling in the first hour of voting

According to ECI's voter turnout app, Gujarat has witnessed 4.75% polling in the first hour of voting.

05/12/2022 09:36:46

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Modi, CM Bhupendra Patel Cast Votes As Phase 2 Polling Underway

 Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Modi, CM Bhupendra Patel Cast Votes As Phase 2 Polling Underway

05/12/2022 09:20:03

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: CM Bhupendra Patel Casts His Vote

 Gujarat Election 2022 Live: CM Bhupendra Patel Casts His Vote

05/12/2022 09:14:32

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Guj Cong chief says party's candidate attacked & untraceable

"Con is winning. Our candidate Kanti Kharadi was attacked last night & were untraceable for 3 hrs. We called up EC, reached Gandhinagar at 1.30 am & called them to come there. Complaints by our other candidates are also coming," Guj Cong chief Jagdish Thakor said, as quoted by ANI.

"Baldev Thakor is contesting from Kalol & it was turned into a Police camp, there was an atmosphere of fear. It shows that BJP is losing & with the help of Police and Govt machinery they are influencing the polling. Our workers & leaders will contest bravely & win," he added.

05/12/2022 08:56:54

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Modi leaves from Gandhinagar Raj Bhawan to cast his vote

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from Gandhinagar Raj Bhawan to cast his vote for the Gujarat Assembly elections at Nishan Public School, Ranip.

05/12/2022 08:51:52

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Congress leader Bharat Solanki votes in Botad

Congress leader Bharat Solanki votes in Botad

"Congress received massive support in Saurashtra and south Gujarat in phase 1. Today, north Gujarat and central Gujarat are going to polls and you can see long queues. Come Dec 8, Cong will come to power with majority," he said, as quoted by ANI.

05/12/2022 08:19:59

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Hardik Patel offers prayers at his residence ahead of voting

Hardik Patel offers prayers at his residence ahead of voting

05/12/2022 08:19:06

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Hardik Patel urges voters to vote for BJP

"I appeal to everyone to vote. BJP has maintained law and order & has worked for the development of Gujarat. I want all Gujaratis to vote for BJP. We should exercise our power to vote as election is the beauty of democracy," BJP candidate from Viramgam, Hardik Patel said, as quoted by ANI.

05/12/2022 08:03:52

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Phase 2 Polling Begins, PM Modi Urges 'Young Voters And Women Voters To Vote In Large Numbers'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges all those who are voting in Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections and by-polls taking place in different parts of the country, to vote in large numbers.

"I will be casting my vote in Ahmedabad at around 9am," tweets Prime Minsiter Modi

05/12/2022 07:53:38

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: PM Modi & Amit Shah To Cast Votes In Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Ahmedabad on Sunday for exercising his franchise in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls on Monday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also cast his vote at a municipal sub-zonal office in the Naranpura locality of the city.

According to reports, the prime minister will cast his vote at a polling booth set up at a high school in Ranip locality in Ahmedabad city.

05/12/2022 07:50:44

Gujarat Election 2022 Live: Second Phase Polling Today

The second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections for 93 seats of 14 districts across North and Central Gujarat will be held today, December 5. With 833 candidates in the fray, the second phase will include high-profile candidates, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel from the Ghatlodia seat in Ahmedabad.