The voter turnout in the final phase of Gujarat Assembly elections stood at 68.70 percent. Voting came to an end at 5 pm on Thursday, 14 December. A total of 851 candidates were in the fray for 93 seats in north, west and central parts of Gujarat in the second phase.
The high-voltage campaigning in the state ended on 12 December. The results will be declared on 18 December.
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- Voting in the second and final phase of elections in Gujarat came to an end at 5 pm on Thursday, 14 December
- The final voter turnout for phase II stands at 68.70 percent
- The overall voter turnout for both phases of elections was 67.4 percent, lower than that of the 2012 polls
- Congress workers detained after they gheraoed EC office over PM Narendra Modi’s ‘roadshow’ in Ahmedabad
- BJP president Amit Shah, former Gujarat CM Anandiben, and PM Modi’s mother, Heeraben, were among the first voters
Overall Voter Turnout in Both Phases Lower in 2017
The final voter turnout in both phases of the Gujarat elections stood at 67.4 percent. This is considerably lower than the 71.32 percent recorded in the 2012 polls.
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Final Voter Turnout in Phase 2 Lower Than 2012
The final voter turnout in the final phase of elections stood at 68.70 percent. The turnout was lower than the 2012 Assembly elections, where 71.85 percent voters exercised their right to franchise.
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The voter turnout till 4 pm was recorded at 62.37 percent.
The voter turnout that till 4 pm was recorded at 62.37 percent in the second phase of Gujarat polls.
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