Voting for the first phase of 2022 Gujarat Assembly elections ended at 5 pm. 89 seats across 19 districts went to polls in the state on Thursday, 1 December. Voting for second phase will be conducted on 5 December.
The highest turnouts have been recorded in Narmada and Tapi at 64% and 63.98% respectively.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter on Thursday to urge people to vote in large numbers, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is touting his party as the main Opposition in the state, urged people to vote for the "future of their children."
The state, which previously witnessed a contest between the BJP and Congress has seen the introduction of AAP as the third big player.
Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani with his wife Anjali Rupani shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote during the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections.
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Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and Rivaba Jadeja were among the first few high-profile leaders to cast votes
There are 788 candidates are in the fray in 89 Assembly constituencies.
Approximately, 2,39,76,670 voters are registered in the areas that fall under the first phase of polling in Gujarat
Voting will end at 5:30 pm on Thursday, and the election results will be announced on 8 December
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