Ahmedabad:
Statistics regarding first phase of Gujarat elections on Thursday:
Number of constituencies: 87
Voters: 38 million (Male 19.9 million, female 18.1 million)
Candidates: 846
Women candidates: 46
Party-wise list of candidates: BJP 87, Congress 84, Gujarat Parivartan Party 83, BSP 79, independents 383, others 130
Constituency with most candidates: Limbayat/20
Polling stations: 44,579
EVMs: 44,579
Critical polling stations: 17,029
Largest constituency (area): Abdasa (6,278 sq km)
Largest constituency (voters): Kamrej (304,621)
Smallest constituency (voters): Karanj (144,161)