Gujarat Elections 2017 live
Voting for the second and last phase of the Gujarat elections begins today. 93 constituencies, 14 districts will go on to contest the polls, with 851 candidates and 2 lakh voters. As some of the most high profile seats will vote today, all eyes will be set on the Sabarmati Assembly where PM Modi will be arriving to cast his vote. the Mehsana seat, held by Deputy CM Nitin Patel will also be contesting today. However in the limelight will be Dalit leader Jignesh Mewani's battle in Vadgam (SC) seat and Congress' face for OBC agitation, Alpesh Thakor in Radhanpur seat. Follow us for live updates.
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6:35 pm
68.70% voter turnout in 2nd Phase of Gujarat Assembly elections 2017
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5:30 pm
62.3% voter turnout till 4 pm
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5:00 pm
Voting for elections for phase 2 in Gujarat elections ends
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4:35 pm
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lead delegation of BJP leaders to meet the Election Commission. Retorting to Congress's protest against PM Narendra Modi's roadshow, BJP said Congress leaders are upset by people's response to the PM and termed it as "dynastic arrogance".____________
4:10 pm
Congress leader Sushmita Dev, who was leading a protest outside the Election Commission office in New Delhi over PM Modi's 'mini roadshow' in Ahmedabad detained along with several other Congress workers.____________
4:05 pm
#KnowYourNeta: Chandrika Solanki has been in the spotlight after her infamous act against PM Modi. Will she overthrown sitting MLA Manisha Vakil?
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3:50 pm
Police detains Congress members who were marching to Election Commission's office in protest over PM Narendra Modi's roadshow after casting vote in Ahmedabad today.
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3:15 pm
#KnowYourNeta: Baldevji Thakor, who has a strong local reputation or Atul Patel, who has a family-history of politics. Who will win the Gujju hearts?
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3:00 pm
District- wise voter turnout till 2pm
Anand- 45%
Dahod- 43.56%
Aravalli- 47.66%
Sabarkantha- 56.38%
Panchmahal- 49%
Kheda- 46.42%
Banaskantha- 45%
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2:40 pm
Voting suspended in Savli Assembly seat of Vadodara after clash between two groups. Few two-wheelers have been set on fire and security personnel has been bought in to control the situation.
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2:23 pm
Voter turnout 44.3% till 1:30 pm. (News18)
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1:45 pm
Senior BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote in Ahmedabad's Jamalpur Khadiya.
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1:30 pm
Mehsana: 8 people injured during clashes at Hasanpur village. An argument broke while voting
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1:10 pm
#KnowYourNeta: First-timer Shweta Brahmbhatt or veteran Suresh Patel. Who will the seat that was once Narendra Modi's?
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1:00 pm
Congress hits out at PM Modi's 'roadshow' at Ahmedabad. "EC is a frontal organisation working for the BJP," says Randeep Surjewala.
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1:00 pm
Businessman Gautam Adani, along with wife Priti cast their vote
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12:50 pm
39% voter turnout till 12 pm. Voting stops in Simlaj village, Aravalli after the button of Congress candidate on the EVM is not working.
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12:37 pm
PM Modi waves at the crowd, greets people by standing in the foot board of his car in Ahmedabad,(News18)
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12:25 pm
PM Narendra Modi casts his vote at Ranip booth in Sabarmati assembly of Ahmedabad district. (News18)
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11:55 pm
Banaskantha-12.5%
Kheda- 13.20%
Gandhinagar- 14.91%
Patan- 13.21%
Ahmedabad- 10.46%
Average voter turnout 19% at 11 am
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11:45 am
Suresh Soni, has dressed up as Lord Hanuman and going around telling people to vote in the second phase. (News18)
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11:25 am
63 EVM malfunctions reported so far. 34 machines have been replaced and there are no reports of violence anywhere as of now: Chief Electoral Officer BB Swain. (Firstpost)
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11:12 am
13% voter turnout in Anand district, 11.77% in Patan district at 10 am.
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11:00 am
#KnowYourNeta: Firebrand leader and voice for the OBCs, Alpesh Thakor is Congress' hope. But Lavingji has the support of th BJP, the rebel Congress leaders and belong from the Thakor community as well. What will be Gujarat's decision?
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10:46 am
PAAS leader Hardik Patel casts his vote in Viramgam.
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10:45 am
EVM malfunction reports coming in from Chhota Udaipur and Vadodara. (Firstpost)
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10:20 am
BJP leaders, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Deputy CM Nitin Patel urge Gujratis to vote for 'development' and support the Vikaas Yatra. (Firstpost)
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10:00 am
#KnowYourNeta: Will the local star power of Congress' Jivabhai be able to overthrow Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Nitin Patel's dominance?
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9:20 am
"People should come out and vote for development," BJP President Amit Shah casting his vote in Naranpura. (News18)
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9:00 am
#KnowYourNeta: Jignesh, the new face of Dalit agitation or the secured vote of the loyalists for Vijay Chakravarthi, who will Gujarat choose?
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8:35 am
PM Modi's mother Heeraben casts her vote in a polling booth at Gandhinagar. (Firstpost)
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8:24 am
Former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel casts her vote in Ahmedabad's Ghatlodia. Congress' Shashikant Patel is contesting BJP's Bhupendra Patel in the seat. (Firstpost)
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8:00 am
Voting begins in 93 Assembly seats in the state of Gujarat. (ANI)________________
7:30 am
Taking to Twitter Congress President Rahul Gandhi asks voters of Gujarat to come out in large numbers. गुजरात में नवसर्जन की शुरुआत हो चुकी है। आपका एक एक वोट लोकतंत्र की नींव को सुदृढ़ और सशक्त बनाएगा। गुजरात की जनता से अपील है कि गुजरात के उज्जवल भविष्य के लिए अधिक से अधिक वोट करें। #NavsarjanGujarat (ANI)
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7:00 am
PM Modi tweeted "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." (ANI)
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Congress attacks EC over double standards, seeks action against BJP
Hours after the EC ordered to file an FIR against Rahul Gandhi for broadcasting his interview on Wednesday, the Congress demanded FIR's against the BJP leaders too. President elect Rahul Gandhi's interview with a news channel was broadcasted in Gujarat, which violates the representation of people's act, 1951, prompting the Election Commission had ordered to file an FIR against him. Following this, the congress demanded a FIR against Narendra Modi, for using the FICCI speech platform and speaking about the congress party. "If FIR against news channels for showing interview of Congress President, why no FIR against PM, FM, Union Minister?," senior party leader Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet.
