Gujarat Polls Underway for 575 Seats in 6 Municipal Corps

Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast his vote in Naranpura area of Ahmedabad along with his family on Sunday.

Voting for the Gujarat Civic Body Polls started on Sunday, 21 February, at 7 am and is expected to end by 5pm except for those with COVID, who will be given a one-hour window after 5pm to vote, reported The Indian Express.

The counting of votes for the 575 seats in the six municipal corporations – Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar – will take place on Tuesday, 23 February.

There are 2,276 candidates, comprising 577 from the BJP, 566 from the Congress, 470 from AAP, 91 from NCP, 353 from other parties, and 228 independents, are in the fray, added the report. Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM will debut the Gujarat polls with 21 candidates in Ahmedabad.