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Gujarat Elections 2017: The voting for the second phase of the Gujarat state assembly elections began in the morning. North and central Gujarat are voting today in 93 of the state's 182 constituencies. PM Narendra Modi will vote at a polling booth in the Nishan High School in Ranip locality of Sabarmati. In a tweet, he urged people of the state to exercise their power of franchise saying, "Today is Phase 2 of the Gujarat elections. I request all those voting today to vote in record numbers and enrich this festival of democracy." In the 2nd phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2017, the Total Number of EVMs to be used is 28,114 and the Total Number of Polling Stations is 25,558. Here are the big names, who have exercised their votes in the second phase of the Gujarat Elections so far:
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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cast his vote in Ahmedabad's Vejalpur. He urged people to vote saying, "Main Gujarat ki janta se appeal karta hoon ki vo bhaari maatra mein aayen aur vote karein, vikas yatra ko qayam rakhein." (Source: ANI)
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BJP President Amit Shah cast his his vote in Ahmedabad's Naranpura. During the election campaign, Shah led several rallies in the state, launching severe attacks on the Congress, BJP's major rival in the state. (Source: ANI)
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PM Modi stood in queue at booth number 115 in Sabarmati's Ranip locality to cast his vote. BJP's sitting MLA Arvind Patel is up against Congress' Jitubhai Patel from Sabarmati seat. (Source: ANI)
M Narendra Modi leaves after casting his vote at booth number 115 in Sabarmati's Ranip locality. (Source: IE) -
Senior BJP leader LK Advani casts his vote in Ahmedabad District's Jamalpur Khadiya (Source: ANI)
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Patidar agitation crusader and PAAS leader Hardik Patel cast his vote in Viramgam. He led an aggressive campaign against the BJP and joined hands with Congress President elect Rahul Gandhi in a bid to defeat Narendra Modi. However, he didn't join Congress. (Source: ANI)
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This time Patel is facing 33 candidates out of 25 are independent. During the campaign he accused Hardik Patel by saying that he was sowing the seeds of division within the Patidar community.
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Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela cast his vote in Gandhinagar's Vasan village. (Source: ANI)
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