First part of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 seats tomorrow: All it’s worthwhile to know

By PTI

AHMEDABAD: Voting will likely be held on Thursday for the primary part of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 seats unfold throughout 19 districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and southern components of the state the place 788 candidates are within the fray. Campaigning for the primary part of the elections within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.

Voting will likely be held between 8 am and 5 pm on Thursday throughout 14,382 polling stations, the workplace of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated in a launch.

Out of the whole 4,91,35,400 registered voters in Gujarat, 2,39,76,670 are eligible to solid their votes within the first part of the elections.

These embody 5.74 lakh voters within the age group of 18-19 years, and 4,945 above the age of 99 years, the workplace of the state CEO stated.

Out of the 89 seats going to polls within the first part, the BJP received 48 within the 2017 election, the Congress had received 40, whereas one seat was bagged by an impartial candidate.

Who are contesting?

Apart from the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), 36 different political outfits, together with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) have additionally fielded candidates in numerous seats which can go to polls within the first part.

The BJP and Congress are contesting in all of the 89 seats.
The new ballot entrant AAP is contesting 88 seats. Its candidate from Surat East constituency had withdrawn his candidature, leaving the social gathering with one much less seat to contest within the first part
The BSP has fielded 57 candidates, BTP 14 and CPI-M 4 candidates.
As many as 339 independents are additionally within the fray within the first part of polls.

Out of the whole 788 candidates, 70 are girls together with 9 fielded by the BJP, six by the Congress and 5 by the AAP.

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Who are a number of the distinguished candidates?

AAP’s chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi is contesting from Khambhalia seat in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra area that goes to polls on Thursday.

AAP state unit president Gopal Italia is contesting from Katargam in Surat.

Among different distinguished candidates within the first part are Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, who’s contesting from Jamnagar (North), and BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Purnesh Modi from totally different seats in Surat and five-time MLA Parshottam Solanki from Bhavnagar (Rural).

Sitting Congress MLAs like Lalit Kagathara, Lalit Vasoya, Rutvik Makwana and Mohammad Javed Pirzada are among the many candidates in fray within the first part from seats in Saurashtra area.

Seven-time MLA and veteran tribal chief Chhotu Vasava is contesting from Jhagadia in Bharuch.

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Which are the important thing areas to look out for?

With 54 seats, the Saurashtra-Kutch area will likely be essential for the Congress because it seeks to raised its efficiency.

In the area, the Congress received 30 seats in 2017 in comparison with 16 within the 2012 election. The BJP, alternatively, was lowered to 23 seats in 2017 as in opposition to 35 received by it within the earlier election.

In south Gujarat, the Congress in 2017 bettered its tally to 10 in comparison with six within the earlier polls, whereas the BJPs tally dropped to 25 within the final election from 28 earlier.

South Gujarat additionally contains Surat metropolis with 12 seats which have remained the BJP’s bastion since a very long time.

The BJP has this time discovered a challenger within the AAP which has fielded a few of its senior state leaders from Surat and hopes to win seven-eight seats within the metropolis, as declared by its nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal.

Gujarat AAP’s state president Gopal Italia is the candidate from Katargam, normal secretary Manoj Sorathiya from Karanj and Patidar group chief Alpesh Kathiriya from Varachha Road in Surat.

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Who had been the campaigners?

The BJP, Congress and AAP leaders held roadshows and addressed public rallies as a part of their high-pitched marketing campaign within the run-up to the elections.

The ruling social gathering’s marketing campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states together with Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Pramod Sawant (Goa), and a variety of Union ministers and state leaders.

For the AAP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejiwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann had been essentially the most frequent campaigners.

Apart from them, Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sosidoa and AAP’s Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh additionally campaigned in Gujarat.

The Congress banked on its native leaders for campaigning aside from Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and social gathering’s nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge, who held some rallies in the previous couple of days earlier than the primary part of elections.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi held two rallies within the state this month by taking out time from his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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How will the polling course of be carried out?

Voting will likely be held throughout 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are within the city and 11,071 in rural areas, the ballot physique stated in a launch.

The election physique has arrange 89 ‘mannequin polling stations’, as many stations run by differently-abled folks, 89 eco-friendly polling stations and 611 run by girls.

There are additionally 18 polling stations run by the youth, it stated.

A complete 34,324 poll models, an equal variety of management models, and 38,749 Voter verifiable paper audit path (VVPAT) machines will likely be used for the election within the first part, the discharge stated.

A complete of two,20,288 educated officers and staff will likely be on responsibility for the graceful conduct of the election course of, it stated.

In the primary part, 27,978 presiding officers and 78,985 polling officers will likely be on responsibility, it stated.

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AHMEDABAD: Voting will likely be held on Thursday for the primary part of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 seats unfold throughout 19 districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and southern components of the state the place 788 candidates are within the fray. Campaigning for the primary part of the elections within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.

Voting will likely be held between 8 am and 5 pm on Thursday throughout 14,382 polling stations, the workplace of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated in a launch.

Out of the whole 4,91,35,400 registered voters in Gujarat, 2,39,76,670 are eligible to solid their votes within the first part of the elections.

These embody 5.74 lakh voters within the age group of 18-19 years, and 4,945 above the age of 99 years, the workplace of the state CEO stated.

Out of the 89 seats going to polls within the first part, the BJP received 48 within the 2017 election, the Congress had received 40, whereas one seat was bagged by an impartial candidate.

Who are contesting?

Apart from the BJP, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), 36 different political outfits, together with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) have additionally fielded candidates in numerous seats which can go to polls within the first part.

The BJP and Congress are contesting in all of the 89 seats.
The new ballot entrant AAP is contesting 88 seats. Its candidate from Surat East constituency had withdrawn his candidature, leaving the social gathering with one much less seat to contest within the first part
The BSP has fielded 57 candidates, BTP 14 and CPI-M 4 candidates.
As many as 339 independents are additionally within the fray within the first part of polls.
Out of the whole 788 candidates, 70 are girls together with 9 fielded by the BJP, six by the Congress and 5 by the AAP.

ALSO READ | How scrapped undertaking can damage BJP in Gujarat tribal seats

Who are a number of the distinguished candidates?

AAP’s chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi is contesting from Khambhalia seat in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra area that goes to polls on Thursday.

AAP state unit president Gopal Italia is contesting from Katargam in Surat.

Among different distinguished candidates within the first part are Rivaba Jadeja, the spouse of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja, who’s contesting from Jamnagar (North), and BJP MLAs Harsh Sanghavi and Purnesh Modi from totally different seats in Surat and five-time MLA Parshottam Solanki from Bhavnagar (Rural).

Sitting Congress MLAs like Lalit Kagathara, Lalit Vasoya, Rutvik Makwana and Mohammad Javed Pirzada are among the many candidates in fray within the first part from seats in Saurashtra area.

Seven-time MLA and veteran tribal chief Chhotu Vasava is contesting from Jhagadia in Bharuch.

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Which are the important thing areas to look out for?

With 54 seats, the Saurashtra-Kutch area will likely be essential for the Congress because it seeks to raised its efficiency.

In the area, the Congress received 30 seats in 2017 in comparison with 16 within the 2012 election. The BJP, alternatively, was lowered to 23 seats in 2017 as in opposition to 35 received by it within the earlier election.

In south Gujarat, the Congress in 2017 bettered its tally to 10 in comparison with six within the earlier polls, whereas the BJPs tally dropped to 25 within the final election from 28 earlier.

South Gujarat additionally contains Surat metropolis with 12 seats which have remained the BJP’s bastion since a very long time.

The BJP has this time discovered a challenger within the AAP which has fielded a few of its senior state leaders from Surat and hopes to win seven-eight seats within the metropolis, as declared by its nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal.

Gujarat AAP’s state president Gopal Italia is the candidate from Katargam, normal secretary Manoj Sorathiya from Karanj and Patidar group chief Alpesh Kathiriya from Varachha Road in Surat.

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Who had been the campaigners?

The BJP, Congress and AAP leaders held roadshows and addressed public rallies as a part of their high-pitched marketing campaign within the run-up to the elections.

The ruling social gathering’s marketing campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, chief ministers of BJP-ruled states together with Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh), Pramod Sawant (Goa), and a variety of Union ministers and state leaders.

For the AAP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejiwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann had been essentially the most frequent campaigners.

Apart from them, Delhi’s Deputy CM Manish Sosidoa and AAP’s Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh additionally campaigned in Gujarat.

The Congress banked on its native leaders for campaigning aside from Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and social gathering’s nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge, who held some rallies in the previous couple of days earlier than the primary part of elections.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi held two rallies within the state this month by taking out time from his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.

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How will the polling course of be carried out?

Voting will likely be held throughout 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are within the city and 11,071 in rural areas, the ballot physique stated in a launch.

The election physique has arrange 89 ‘mannequin polling stations’, as many stations run by differently-abled folks, 89 eco-friendly polling stations and 611 run by girls.

There are additionally 18 polling stations run by the youth, it stated.

A complete 34,324 poll models, an equal variety of management models, and 38,749 Voter verifiable paper audit path (VVPAT) machines will likely be used for the election within the first part, the discharge stated.

A complete of two,20,288 educated officers and staff will likely be on responsibility for the graceful conduct of the election course of, it stated.

In the primary part, 27,978 presiding officers and 78,985 polling officers will likely be on responsibility, it stated.

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