Voting Begins For 1st Phase Of Gujarat Assembly Polls; 89 Seats Up For Grabs, 788 Candidates In Fray

Ahmedabad: Polling began at 8 am on Thursday for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region and southern parts of the state to decide the fate of 788 candidates.

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The voting is being held across 14,382 polling stations, of which 3,311 are in the urban and 11,071 in rural areas, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.

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Live webcasting is being done from 13,065 polling stations to keep a close eye on the process, it said. (PTI)

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