Gujarat polls Phase 2: 69% voting; fuss over Modi roadshow; Rahul interview

The second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on Thursday saw 68.70 per cent ballotting across 14 districts of the northern and central regions of the state, to pick 93 lawmakers.

Though voting in the second phase was a bit higher than the first phase, it is still less than the previous elections.

All eyes now await December 18 when the results of the polls will be declared.

The second phase was to pick 93 seats, out of the total 182 constituency seats. There were 851 candidates in the fray and around 2.23 crore voters.

The first phase on December 9 saw 66.75 per cent ballotting from the Suarashtra-Kutch and southern regions of Gujarat. The combined figures of the state assembly elections stands at around 67.75 per cent -- lower than the 72 per cent of the 2012 Assembly elections.

The maximum polling was registered in Sabarkantha district with 77 per cent, and the minimum in Dahod district with 60 per cent. Surprisingly, both the districts are dominated by tribal population.

While both the main political parties claimed to have an upper hand in the results of the elections, most of the electronic media channels ran exit polls showing the ruling BJP once again forming the government.
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