By means of PTI
AHMEDABAD: Polling started at 8 am on Thursday for the primary section of Gujarat Meeting elections in 89 out of the overall 182 seats throughout 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch area and southern portions of the state to make a decision the destiny of 788 applicants.
The vote casting is being held throughout 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are within the city and 11,071 in rural spaces, the administrative center of the state Leader Electoral Officer (CEO) mentioned.
Reside webcasting is being executed from 13,065 polling stations to stay an in depth eye at the procedure, it mentioned.
The Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP), which has dominated Gujarat for 27 years, is attempting to retain energy within the state for the 7th time period in a row.
If it succeeds, it’s going to equivalent the document of the Left Entrance executive which received the West Bengal elections for seven consecutive phrases until 2011.
This time, the BJP faces festival no longer simply from its conventional rival Congress but additionally the brand new ballot entrant Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which has attempted to place itself as the principle challenger of the ruling birthday celebration.
The BJP and the Congress are contesting in all 89 seats. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is contesting in 88 seats.
Its candidate from Surat East constituency had withdrawn his candidature, leaving the birthday celebration with one much less seat to contest within the first section.
Except for the BJP, Congress and AAP, 36 different political outfits together with the Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration (BSP), Samajwadi Birthday celebration (SP), Communist Birthday celebration of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Tribal Birthday celebration (BTP) have additionally fielded applicants in quite a lot of seats up for grabs the primary section.
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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. Within the 2017 elections, the BJP received 48 out of those 89 seats, the Congress received 40, whilst one seat used to be bagged by means of an impartial candidate.
Of the overall 788 applicants in fray, 70 are girls together with 9 fielded by means of the BJP, six by means of the Congress and 5 by means of the AAP.
Out of the overall 4,91,35,400 registered electorate in Gujarat, 2,39,76,670 are eligible to forged their votes within the first section.
There are 5.74 lakh electorate within the age crew of 18-19 years, and four,945 above the age of 99 years who’re eligible to forged their votes, the state CEO’s administrative center mentioned.
The election frame has arrange 89 ‘fashion polling stations’ and as many eco-friendly polling stations. There are 89 stations run by means of differently-abled and 611 by means of girls.
A complete of 34,324 poll devices, an equivalent collection of regulate devices, and 38,749 Voter verifiable paper audit path (VVPAT) machines are getting used for the election within the first section, the discharge mentioned.
It additionally mentioned that 2,20,288 educated officials and workers had been deployed for the sleek habits of the election procedure.
But even so, 27,978 presiding officials and 78,985 polling officials also are on accountability, it mentioned.
The AAP has anchored its marketing campaign round a bunch of “promises” akin to loose electrical energy as much as 300 devices a month, unemployment allowance and executive jobs.
The Congress has made a equivalent pitch whilst promising a cooking gasoline cylinder for Rs 400, loose electrical energy and English medium faculties, amongst others.
The BJP turns out company at the flooring with its building and Hindutva schedule, the promise of 20 lakh jobs, putting in place of an ‘anti-radicalisation’ cellular, and implementation of the Uniform Civil Code within the state.
High Minister Narendra Modi campaigned broadly for the BJP within the run-up to the election.
The primary section of election will make a decision the destiny of AAP’s leader ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi, who’s contesting from Khambhalia seat in Devbhumi Dwarka district.
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AAP state unit president Gopal Italia is contesting from Katargam in Surat. Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, is any other distinguished contender from Jamnagar (North).
BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Purnesh Modi (each contesting from other seats in Surat) in addition to five-time legislator Parshottam Solanki (Bhavnagar-Rural) also are contesting within the first section.
Sitting Congress MLAs like Lalit Kagathara, Lalit Vasoya (each from seats in Rajkot) and Mohammad Javed Pirzada also are within the 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.
With 54 seats, the Saurashtra-Kutch area is an important for Congress because it seeks to strengthen its efficiency. Within the area, the Congress received 30 seats in 2017 in comparison to 16 within the 2012 election.
The BJP, alternatively, used to be diminished to 23 seats in 2017 as towards 35 received by means of it within the earlier election.
In south Gujarat, the Congress in 2017 stepped forward its tally to ten in comparison to six within the earlier polls, whilst the BJPs tally dropped to twenty-five within the closing election from 28 previous.
South Gujarat additionally incorporates Surat town with 12 seats that have remained the BJP’s bastion since a very long time. Vote casting for the second one section in 93 seats will likely be hung on December 5. The counting of votes will likely be taken up on December 8.
AHMEDABAD: Polling started at 8 am on Thursday for the primary section of Gujarat Meeting elections in 89 out of the overall 182 seats throughout 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch area and southern portions of the state to make a decision the destiny of 788 applicants.
The vote casting is being held throughout 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are within the city and 11,071 in rural spaces, the administrative center of the state Leader Electoral Officer (CEO) mentioned.
Reside webcasting is being executed from 13,065 polling stations to stay an in depth eye at the procedure, it mentioned.
The Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP), which has dominated Gujarat for 27 years, is attempting to retain energy within the state for the 7th time period in a row.
If it succeeds, it’s going to equivalent the document of the Left Entrance executive which received the West Bengal elections for seven consecutive phrases until 2011.
This time, the BJP faces festival no longer simply from its conventional rival Congress but additionally the brand new ballot entrant Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP), which has attempted to place itself as the principle challenger of the ruling birthday celebration.
The BJP and the Congress are contesting in all 89 seats. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP is contesting in 88 seats.
Its candidate from Surat East constituency had withdrawn his candidature, leaving the birthday celebration with one much less seat to contest within the first section.
Except for the BJP, Congress and AAP, 36 different political outfits together with the Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration (BSP), Samajwadi Birthday celebration (SP), Communist Birthday celebration of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Tribal Birthday celebration (BTP) have additionally fielded applicants in quite a lot of seats up for grabs the primary section.
ALSO READ| Section 1 of Gujarat Meeting polls: BJP, Congress & AAP vie for 48 seats in Saurashtra zone
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. Within the 2017 elections, the BJP received 48 out of those 89 seats, the Congress received 40, whilst one seat used to be bagged by means of an impartial candidate.
Of the overall 788 applicants in fray, 70 are girls together with 9 fielded by means of the BJP, six by means of the Congress and 5 by means of the AAP.
Out of the overall 4,91,35,400 registered electorate in Gujarat, 2,39,76,670 are eligible to forged their votes within the first section.
There are 5.74 lakh electorate within the age crew of 18-19 years, and four,945 above the age of 99 years who’re eligible to forged their votes, the state CEO’s administrative center mentioned.
The election frame has arrange 89 ‘fashion polling stations’ and as many eco-friendly polling stations. There are 89 stations run by means of differently-abled and 611 by means of girls.
A complete of 34,324 poll devices, an equivalent collection of regulate devices, and 38,749 Voter verifiable paper audit path (VVPAT) machines are getting used for the election within the first section, the discharge mentioned.
It additionally mentioned that 2,20,288 educated officials and workers had been deployed for the sleek habits of the election procedure.
But even so, 27,978 presiding officials and 78,985 polling officials also are on accountability, it mentioned.
The AAP has anchored its marketing campaign round a bunch of “promises” akin to loose electrical energy as much as 300 devices a month, unemployment allowance and executive jobs.
The Congress has made a equivalent pitch whilst promising a cooking gasoline cylinder for Rs 400, loose electrical energy and English medium faculties, amongst others.
The BJP turns out company at the flooring with its building and Hindutva schedule, the promise of 20 lakh jobs, putting in place of an ‘anti-radicalisation’ cellular, and implementation of the Uniform Civil Code within the state.
High Minister Narendra Modi campaigned broadly for the BJP within the run-up to the election.
The primary section of election will make a decision the destiny of AAP’s leader ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi, who’s contesting from Khambhalia seat in Devbhumi Dwarka district.
ALSO READ| Meeting polls: Will BJP care for higher hand in central Gujarat this time like in 2017?
AAP state unit president Gopal Italia is contesting from Katargam in Surat. Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, is any other distinguished contender from Jamnagar (North).
BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Purnesh Modi (each contesting from other seats in Surat) in addition to five-time legislator Parshottam Solanki (Bhavnagar-Rural) also are contesting within the first section.
Sitting Congress MLAs like Lalit Kagathara, Lalit Vasoya (each from seats in Rajkot) and Mohammad Javed Pirzada also are within the 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.
With 54 seats, the Saurashtra-Kutch area is an important for Congress because it seeks to strengthen its efficiency. Within the area, the Congress received 30 seats in 2017 in comparison to 16 within the 2012 election.
The BJP, alternatively, used to be diminished to 23 seats in 2017 as towards 35 received by means of it within the earlier election.
In south Gujarat, the Congress in 2017 stepped forward its tally to ten in comparison to six within the earlier polls, whilst the BJPs tally dropped to twenty-five within the closing election from 28 previous.
South Gujarat additionally incorporates Surat town with 12 seats that have remained the BJP’s bastion since a very long time. Vote casting for the second one section in 93 seats will likely be hung on December 5. The counting of votes will likely be taken up on December 8.
