IN PICS | Gujarat Civic Polls: People Queue Up Early; Amit Shah Casts His Vote In Ahmedabad

Gujarat Civic Polls: Votes for the six municipal corporations are Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. (Image/ANI)

Voting is being held for a total of 575 seats with each ward has four corporators and 2,276 candidates - 577 from BJP, 566 from Congress, 470 from AAP, 91 from NCP, 353 from other parties and 228 Independents, officials informed. (Image/ANI)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast his vote at Naranpura Sub Zonal Office in Ahmedabad along with his family. (Image/ANI)

After casting his vote he spoke to the media and said Local body elections have started in Gujarat today. Corporation, Municipal Corporation elections have started from today, Shah told reporters, adding that I am confident that today the people of Gujarat will cast their votes in large numbers and the family and they will establish Gujarat as the stronghold of the BJP. (Image/ANI)

According to SEC, six municipalities scheduled to undergo polls today, while polling at 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats will be held on February 28. (Image/ANI)

The timing of voting has been scheduled between 7 am and 6 pm amid the standard operating procedure (SOP) for the COVID-19 pandemic. Votes will be counted on 23 February. (Image/ANI)

According to media reports, over 43,000 police personnel have been deployed for the civic polls. The deployment included 25,000 personnel from regular units, 15,000 home guards, and 3,000 from the state reserve police force (SRPF). (Image/ANI)

In the morning, elderly voters were also seen at various booths, where precautions have been taken to follow COVID-19 prevention norms, including use of masks and sanitisers and maintaining social distance. (Image/ANI)

Over 30 saints of the BAPS Atladara Swaminarayan temple in Vadodara exercised their franchise. (Image/ANI)

An overall voter turnout of three percent was recorded by 8 am in the Gujarat municipal elections, according to News18 Gujarati. (Image/ANI)