9 years ago
Voting has ended in the second phase of the Gujarat assembly elections 2017. Voter turnout was 11.7 per cent till 10 am, which climbed to 62.37 per cent at 4 pm -- an hour before voting closed -- and finally settled at 68.7 per cent when voting ended at 5 pm in the Gujarat assembly polls. This is less than 71.3 per cent voter turnout recorded in the previous Gujarat assembly elections in 2012. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who cast his vote in Sabarmati, walked among a crowd of supporters who chanted "Modi, Modi", which the Congress alleged was the same as holding a roadshow. Polling was held on 93 Gujarat assembly seats in 14 districts in the home state of PM Modi, who led an aggressive election campaign for the BJP. Gujarat has 182 assembly seats. The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for the last 22 years. The Congress is also looking to make a comeback in Gujarat; party president-elect Rahul Gandhi led the Congress campaign for the Gujarat assembly polls.
