Voting for second and final phase of Gujarat polls begins

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KalingaTV News Network

Ahmedabad: The polling for the second and final phase of Gujarat assembly elections is underway today for 93 constituencies of North and Central Gujarat. Voting, which began at 8 AM, will end at 5 in the evening.

Over 2 crore 22 lakh people, including one crore 7 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise.The fate of 851 candidates will be decided in this phase of polls. BJP has fielded 93 candidates, while Congress has fielded 91. Prominent candidates include Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Alpesh Thakor of Congress.

A three-tier security arrangement has been made to ensure smooth conduct of polls. More than 100 companies of paramilitary forces, apart from state police, have been deployed.

The first phase of voting for the 182-member House, held on December 9, covered 89 seats. The counting of votes for all seats will be held on December 18.

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