53.28% polling recorded in Gujarat bypolls

GANDHINAGAR: An overall 53.28 per cent polling was recorded in by-elections in eight Gujarat Assembly seats till 5 pm on Tuesday, Election Commission data said.

The highest 70.12% polling was in the tribal region of Dangs, followed by 63.94% in Kaprada. Limdi registered 54.35 per cent polling and Gadhada 46.69% by 5 pm.

Dhari registered the least 42.18% polling among all eight constituencies, and Morbi 50.34 per cent. No updates were available for Abdasa and Karjan constituencies.

There were 81 candidates fighting for Abdasa (01) Kaprada (181), Karjan (147), Gadhada (106), Morbi (65), Dhari (94), Limdi (61), and Dangs (173) seats.

The counting of votes will take place on November 10.

The by-elections were necessitated as sitting Congress MLAs had resigned March onwards prior to the RajyaSabha elections in June 2020, paving the way for third candidate Narhari Amin to enter the Upper House of Parliament.

Apart from KiritsinhRana from Limbdi, the BJP has fielded five Congress turncoats who joined the BJP - PradyumansinhJadeja from Abdasa, BrijeshMerja from Morbi, JV Kakadiya from Dhari, JeetuChaudhary from Kaprada, and Akshay Patel from Karjan. (IANS)

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