Polling underway for civic polls for 88 seats in Vadodara along with 34 Zila panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats
Gujarat polls: Voting underway for municipal and panchayat elections
Polls for Municipality, panchayat in Gujarat today
08:55 February 28
Voting underway
06:43 February 28
Gujarat civic polls: Voting for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayts and 231 taluka panchayts to be held today
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Polling for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats in Gujarat will take place on Sunday while counting of votes will be held on 2 March, the State Election Commission said.
The SEC officials said voting for 8,473 seats, comprising 2,720 in 680 wards in municipalities, 980 in district panchayats and 4,773 in taluka panchayats, will take place across 36,008 booths.
Some 3.04 crore people in the state are eligible to vote in these polls, and over 44,000 police personnel, including state reserve police units, 12, CAPF companies and 54,000 home guards, will be in place to ensure incident-free voting, they added.
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While the BJP has been the dominant force in the state for several years now, Congress believes the fuel price hike and disenchantment of the people with the ruling party will help it make a comeback.
The Aam Aadmi Party, with 2,097 contestants, and Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which has fielded candidates in minority-dominated seats in Godhra, Modasa and Bharuch municipalities, will look to challenge the state's two main parties.
08:55 February 28
Voting underway
Polling underway for civic polls for 88 seats in Vadodara along with 34 Zila panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats
06:43 February 28
Gujarat civic polls: Voting for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayts and 231 taluka panchayts to be held today
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Polling for 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats in Gujarat will take place on Sunday while counting of votes will be held on 2 March, the State Election Commission said.
The SEC officials said voting for 8,473 seats, comprising 2,720 in 680 wards in municipalities, 980 in district panchayats and 4,773 in taluka panchayats, will take place across 36,008 booths.
Some 3.04 crore people in the state are eligible to vote in these polls, and over 44,000 police personnel, including state reserve police units, 12, CAPF companies and 54,000 home guards, will be in place to ensure incident-free voting, they added.
READ: Mamata should see violence during past elections: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
While the BJP has been the dominant force in the state for several years now, Congress believes the fuel price hike and disenchantment of the people with the ruling party will help it make a comeback.
The Aam Aadmi Party, with 2,097 contestants, and Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which has fielded candidates in minority-dominated seats in Godhra, Modasa and Bharuch municipalities, will look to challenge the state's two main parties.
Last Updated : Feb 28, 2021, 10:14 AM IST
