By means of PTI
AHMEDABAD: Balloting shall be hung on Thursday for the primary section of Gujarat Meeting elections in 89 seats unfold throughout 19 districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and southern portions of the state the place 788 applicants are within the fray. Campaigning for the primary section of the elections within the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP)-ruled state ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Balloting shall be held between 8 am and 5 pm on Thursday throughout 14,382 polling stations, the administrative center of the state Leader Electoral Officer (CEO) stated in a free up.
Out of the full 4,91,35,400 registered electorate in Gujarat, 2,39,76,670 are eligible to solid their votes within the first section of the elections.
Those come with 5.74 lakh electorate within the age crew of 18-19 years, and four,945 above the age of 99 years, the administrative center of the state CEO stated.
Out of the 89 seats going to polls within the first section, the BJP gained 48 within the 2017 election, the Congress had gained 40, whilst one seat used to be bagged by means of an unbiased candidate.
Who’re contesting?
Excluding the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP), 36 different political outfits, together with the Bahujan Samaj Birthday party (BSP), Samajwadi Birthday party (SP), Communist Birthday party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Tribal Birthday party (BTP) have additionally fielded applicants in quite a lot of seats which is able to cross to polls within the first section.
The BJP and Congress are contesting in the entire 89 seats.
The brand new ballot entrant AAP is contesting 88 seats. Its candidate from Surat East constituency had withdrawn his candidature, leaving the birthday party with one much less seat to contest within the first section
The BSP has fielded 57 applicants, BTP 14 and CPI-M 4 applicants.
As many as 339 independents also are within the fray within the first section of polls.
Out of the full 788 applicants, 70 are ladies together with 9 fielded by means of the BJP, six by means of the Congress and 5 by means of the AAP.
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Who’re one of the vital outstanding applicants?
AAP’s leader ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi is contesting from Khambhalia seat in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra area that is going to polls on Thursday.
AAP state unit president Gopal Italia is contesting from Katargam in Surat.
Amongst different outstanding applicants within the first section are Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, who’s contesting from Jamnagar (North), and BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Purnesh Modi from other seats in Surat and five-time MLA Parshottam Solanki from Bhavnagar (Rural).
Sitting Congress MLAs like Lalit Kagathara, Lalit Vasoya, Rutvik Makwana and Mohammad Javed Pirzada are some of the applicants in fray within the first section from seats in Saurashtra area.
Seven-time MLA and veteran tribal chief Chhotu Vasava is contesting from Jhagadia in Bharuch.
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Which might be the important thing areas to appear out for?
With 54 seats, the Saurashtra-Kutch area shall be a very powerful for the Congress because it seeks to raised its efficiency.
Within the area, the Congress gained 30 seats in 2017 in comparison to 16 within the 2012 election. The BJP, alternatively, used to be lowered to 23 seats in 2017 as towards 35 gained by means of it within the earlier election.
In south Gujarat, the Congress in 2017 bettered its tally to ten in comparison to six within the earlier polls, whilst the BJPs tally dropped to twenty-five within the ultimate election from 28 previous.
South Gujarat additionally contains Surat town with 12 seats that have remained the BJP’s bastion since a very long time.
The BJP has this time discovered a challenger within the AAP which has fielded a few of its senior state leaders from Surat and hopes to win seven-eight seats within the town, as declared by means of its nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal.
Gujarat AAP’s state president Gopal Italia is the candidate from Katargam, basic secretary Manoj Sorathiya from Karanj and Patidar group chief Alpesh Kathiriya from Varachha Street in Surat.
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Who have been the campaigners?
The BJP, Congress and AAP leaders held roadshows and addressed public rallies as a part of their high-pitched marketing campaign within the run-up to the elections.
The ruling birthday party’s marketing campaign used to be led by means of High Minister Narendra Modi, Union House Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, leader ministers of BJP-ruled states together with Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Pramod Sawant (Goa), and a lot of Union ministers and state leaders.
For the AAP, Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejiwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann have been essentially the most widespread campaigners.
Excluding them, Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sosidoa and AAP’s Rajya Sabha participants Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh additionally campaigned in Gujarat.
The Congress banked on its native leaders for campaigning with the exception of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and birthday party’s nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge, who held some rallies in the previous few days sooner than the primary section of elections.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi held two rallies within the state this month by means of disposing of time from his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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How will the polling procedure be performed?
Balloting shall be held throughout 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are within the city and 11,071 in rural spaces, the ballot frame stated in a free up.
The election frame has arrange 89 ‘style polling stations’, as many stations run by means of differently-abled other people, 89 eco-friendly polling stations and 611 run by means of ladies.
There also are 18 polling stations run by means of the adolescence, it stated.
A complete 34,324 poll devices, an equivalent collection of keep watch over devices, and 38,749 Voter verifiable paper audit path (VVPAT) machines shall be used for the election within the first section, the discharge stated.
A complete of two,20,288 educated officials and workers shall be on accountability for the graceful habits of the election procedure, it stated.
Within the first section, 27,978 presiding officials and 78,985 polling officials shall be on accountability, it stated.
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AHMEDABAD: Balloting shall be hung on Thursday for the primary section of Gujarat Meeting elections in 89 seats unfold throughout 19 districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and southern portions of the state the place 788 applicants are within the fray. Campaigning for the primary section of the elections within the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP)-ruled state ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.
Balloting shall be held between 8 am and 5 pm on Thursday throughout 14,382 polling stations, the administrative center of the state Leader Electoral Officer (CEO) stated in a free up.
Out of the full 4,91,35,400 registered electorate in Gujarat, 2,39,76,670 are eligible to solid their votes within the first section of the elections.
Those come with 5.74 lakh electorate within the age crew of 18-19 years, and four,945 above the age of 99 years, the administrative center of the state CEO stated.
Out of the 89 seats going to polls within the first section, the BJP gained 48 within the 2017 election, the Congress had gained 40, whilst one seat used to be bagged by means of an unbiased candidate.
Who’re contesting?
Excluding the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP), 36 different political outfits, together with the Bahujan Samaj Birthday party (BSP), Samajwadi Birthday party (SP), Communist Birthday party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Tribal Birthday party (BTP) have additionally fielded applicants in quite a lot of seats which is able to cross to polls within the first section.
The BJP and Congress are contesting in the entire 89 seats.
The brand new ballot entrant AAP is contesting 88 seats. Its candidate from Surat East constituency had withdrawn his candidature, leaving the birthday party with one much less seat to contest within the first section
The BSP has fielded 57 applicants, BTP 14 and CPI-M 4 applicants.
As many as 339 independents also are within the fray within the first section of polls.
Out of the full 788 applicants, 70 are ladies together with 9 fielded by means of the BJP, six by means of the Congress and 5 by means of the AAP.
ALSO READ | How scrapped mission can harm BJP in Gujarat tribal seats
Who’re one of the vital outstanding applicants?
AAP’s leader ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi is contesting from Khambhalia seat in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra area that is going to polls on Thursday.
AAP state unit president Gopal Italia is contesting from Katargam in Surat.
Amongst different outstanding applicants within the first section are Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, who’s contesting from Jamnagar (North), and BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Purnesh Modi from other seats in Surat and five-time MLA Parshottam Solanki from Bhavnagar (Rural).
Sitting Congress MLAs like Lalit Kagathara, Lalit Vasoya, Rutvik Makwana and Mohammad Javed Pirzada are some of the applicants in fray within the first section from seats in Saurashtra area.
Seven-time MLA and veteran tribal chief Chhotu Vasava is contesting from Jhagadia in Bharuch.
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Which might be the important thing areas to appear out for?
With 54 seats, the Saurashtra-Kutch area shall be a very powerful for the Congress because it seeks to raised its efficiency.
Within the area, the Congress gained 30 seats in 2017 in comparison to 16 within the 2012 election. The BJP, alternatively, used to be lowered to 23 seats in 2017 as towards 35 gained by means of it within the earlier election.
In south Gujarat, the Congress in 2017 bettered its tally to ten in comparison to six within the earlier polls, whilst the BJPs tally dropped to twenty-five within the ultimate election from 28 previous.
South Gujarat additionally contains Surat town with 12 seats that have remained the BJP’s bastion since a very long time.
The BJP has this time discovered a challenger within the AAP which has fielded a few of its senior state leaders from Surat and hopes to win seven-eight seats within the town, as declared by means of its nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal.
Gujarat AAP’s state president Gopal Italia is the candidate from Katargam, basic secretary Manoj Sorathiya from Karanj and Patidar group chief Alpesh Kathiriya from Varachha Street in Surat.
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Who have been the campaigners?
The BJP, Congress and AAP leaders held roadshows and addressed public rallies as a part of their high-pitched marketing campaign within the run-up to the elections.
The ruling birthday party’s marketing campaign used to be led by means of High Minister Narendra Modi, Union House Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, leader ministers of BJP-ruled states together with Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Pramod Sawant (Goa), and a lot of Union ministers and state leaders.
For the AAP, Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejiwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann have been essentially the most widespread campaigners.
Excluding them, Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sosidoa and AAP’s Rajya Sabha participants Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh additionally campaigned in Gujarat.
The Congress banked on its native leaders for campaigning with the exception of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and birthday party’s nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge, who held some rallies in the previous few days sooner than the primary section of elections.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi held two rallies within the state this month by means of disposing of time from his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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How will the polling procedure be performed?
Balloting shall be held throughout 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are within the city and 11,071 in rural spaces, the ballot frame stated in a free up.
The election frame has arrange 89 ‘style polling stations’, as many stations run by means of differently-abled other people, 89 eco-friendly polling stations and 611 run by means of ladies.
There also are 18 polling stations run by means of the adolescence, it stated.
A complete 34,324 poll devices, an equivalent collection of keep watch over devices, and 38,749 Voter verifiable paper audit path (VVPAT) machines shall be used for the election within the first section, the discharge stated.
A complete of two,20,288 educated officials and workers shall be on accountability for the graceful habits of the election procedure, it stated.
Within the first section, 27,978 presiding officials and 78,985 polling officials shall be on accountability, it stated.
ALSO READ | Battleground Gujarat: All eyes on AAP in three-way ballot contest in bipolar state politics
