Gujarat polls in numbers

Ahmedabad: Statistics regarding first phase of Gujarat elections on Thursday:

Number of constituencies: 87

Voters: 38 million (Male 19.9 million, female 18.1 million)

Candidates: 846

Women candidates: 46

Party-wise list of candidates: BJP 87, Congress 84, Gujarat Parivartan Party 83, BSP 79, independents 383, others 130

Constituency with most candidates: Limbayat/20

Polling stations: 44,579

EVMs: 44,579

Critical polling stations: 17,029

Largest constituency (area): Abdasa (6,278 sq km)

Largest constituency (voters): Kamrej (304,621)

Smallest constituency (voters): Karanj (144,161)