Gujarat Election: According to preliminary data as of 9 p.m. on Thursday, voting for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly election was peacefully completed, with an average turnout of 60.35% being recorded across 89 seats in Saurashtra and south Gujarat. These districts recorded a 65% turnout in the 2017 election.
Voting was delayed in a few places, according to the CEO’s office, because electronic voting machines, control units, and voter-verifiable paper audit trails all malfunctioned. The process was restarted when the defective devices were replaced.
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With a provisional turnout of 73.02%, Narmada district in south Gujarat had the highest turnout.
There are 39 political parties running for office; the three most well-known are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Congress. 788 candidates, including 718 men and 70 women, have been fielded by the 39 parties.
The state’s governing BJP is confident in maintaining its 27-year grip on power, while the Congress is trying to hold onto its second-place position and Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP is taking a chance by attempting to capitalise on “anti-incumbency.”
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