Landslide win of PM Modi’s BJP in Gujarat grabs global headlines
The BJP's 7th consecutive Assembly poll win in Gujarat is also its biggest since the founding of this state in 1960.
The BJP's 7th consecutive Assembly poll win in Gujarat is also its biggest since the founding of this state in 1960.
Counting of ballots cast in the Gujarat Assembly elections started on Thursday across 37 centres amid tight security.
BJP has been in power in Gujarat for 27 years with Prime Minister Narendra Modi remaining in the Chief Minister's post for the longest time before becoming PM.
Citing the Election Commission data, officials said 58.60 per cent turnout was witnessed across the state in the election held for 93 Assembly seats in 14 districts of Gujarat.
According to the Election Commission of India’s most recent enrolment statistics, out of the total of 4.9 crore registered voters, approximately 2.35 crore are under the age of 40. As many as 11.74 lakh of them are first-time voters, which is 2.39 per cent down from 2.7 per cent in 2017 and as much as 3.5 per cent in 2012.
The Gujarat Assembly election is scheduled to be held in two phases - December 1 and 5 – to elect 182 members.
Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Congress has appointed segment-wise observers in all the 26 parliamentary constituencies.
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