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90% samay unhone apne aap pe bhashan dia, Narendra Modi ne Narendra Modi ke baare mein bhashan dia, aur kuch bacha hi nahi! But this election is not about Modi Ji or me, it is about Gujarat's future: Rahul Gandhi in Mehsana's Vadnagar #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/s35e136Wvd
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
47.28% voter turnout recorded till 4 pm in first phase of #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/UQtQhBg7Hv
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
Without development there is no solution to the problems India faces: PM Narendra Modi in Mehsana #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/wrrYu7sdAZ
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
Gujarat BJP chief and himself a Patidar, Jitu Vaghani said Rahul Gandhi will fail miserably in his first test as the Congress's "de facto chief" because he and Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel are "cheating hardworking and decent people".
Gujarat: Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala cast his vote in Rajkot #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/m73EzQzIuh
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
No such issues reported till now. Some EVMs replaced due to errors. EVMs were updated with VVPAT, which allows people to verify their vote for 7 seconds: Yogesh Thakkar, Bhavnagar Deputy Electoral Officer on reports of faulty EVMs in 1st phase of polling in #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/czFeupn7UU
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
35.52% voter turnout recorded till 2 pm in first phase of #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/lzNgpaLotm
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
A team of Election Commission reaches polling booth in Thakkar Plot, Porbandar after complaints of EVM being connected to Bluetooth #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/ETmuu73Fwk
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
As per the latest data released by the Election Commission, 30.31 percent voters exercised their franchise between 8 am and 12 pm. Voting will end at 5 pm.
The highest turnout of 38.07 percent was recorded in the tribal-dominated district of Tapi, while Narmada, another tribal-dominated district in south Gujarat, recorded the lowest turnout of 25.67 percent.
A total of 9.77% voter turnout till 10 am in the first phase of voting. (Source: @ANI)#GujaratElection2017
— BloombergQuint (@BloombergQuint) December 9, 2017
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397 out of the 1,828 candidates contesting in Gujarat are crorepatis, or have wealth of more than Rs 1 crore, according to a study done by two NGOs.
Phase 1 of Gujarat polls begin. Urging all those voting today to turnout in record numbers and vote. I particularly call upon youngsters to exercise their franchise.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 9, 2017
The stage is set for #GujaratElection2017. @TamannaInamdar gets you all the details.https://t.co/JTXSHkmhPG pic.twitter.com/vuZyOjf6l7
— BloombergQuint (@BloombergQuint) December 9, 2017
Three young leaders Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani have emerged as some of the prominent opposition leaders to the BJP.
Pollsters, political pundits and analysts are largely predicting a win for the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat, with the rider that it is turning out to be a closer fight than expected.
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