PM Narendra Modi Casts His Vote In Second Phase Of Gujarat Polls
North and central Gujarat are voting in 93 of the state's 182 constituencies in the second of the two-phase assembly elections. A total of 851 candidates are fighting it out in this phase, and 2.22 crore people are eligible to vote, according to the Election Commission. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi have tweeted asking people to vote in record numbers.
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Patidar or Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel casts his vote in Viramgam. Hardik Patel, who is 24 years old, is too young to contest elections. He has pledged support to the Congress in Gujarat, where the BJP has been in power for the last 22 years.
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BJP President Amit Shah casts his vote at a booth in Ahmedabad along with his wife, Sonal, and his son, Jay Shah. Mr Shah, 53, voted in an area that he has long links to - in the 80s, he was assigned, in the BJP tradition, of managing a booth in the same precinct.
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Polling officials checking the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) before the commencement of the second phase of Gujarat elections. The reports of EVM, VVPAT malfunctioning marred the first phase Of Gujarat assembly polls, which saw a voter turnout of 68 percent, lower than 71 percent polling in 2012.
