Explained: Gujarat assembly election in numbers; Polling date, and others

The incumbent BJP is eyeing a seventh consecutive victory in Gujarat as the number of rivals has increased with the entry of Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP. The ruling BJP in Gujarat has won the assembly elections six times in a row since 1995.

Gujarat Assembly Elections: A Look at Key Figures

Voting for the Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases, the first phase on December 1 and the second phase on December 5, the Election Commission of India (ECI) informed on Thursday. Here is the two-phase polling schedule:

phase 1

– Date of issue of gazette notification: November 5

Last date for filing nominations: November 14

– Date of scrutiny of nominations: 15 November

Last date for withdrawal of candidature: 17 November

Voting date: 1st December

– Date of Counting: December 8

– The date before which the elections will be completed: December 1

– Number of constituencies going to the polls: 89

phase 2

– Date of issue of gazette notification: November 10

Last date for filing nominations: November 17

– Date of scrutiny of nominations: November 18

Last date for withdrawal of candidature: 21 November

– Voting date: December 5

– Date of Counting: December 8

– The date before which the elections will be completed: December 10

– Number of constituencies going to the polls: 93

Total Constituencies: 182

Seats Reserved: 13sc; 27st

Counting date: December 8

Total eligible voters: 49,117,708

Service Voters: 27,943

PWD Voters: 404,802

Third gender: 1,417

Young Voters: 324,420 (who turned 18 between 1 January and 1 October 22)

80+ Voters: 987,999

Number of Polling Stations: 51,782

In the elections held in 2017 GujaratThe BJP had won 99 seats, while the Congress had won 77, 49.05% and 42.97% of the votes, respectively.

The Election Commission had also said that it was setting up over 1200 polling stations, especially for women. To encourage young voters, 33 stations will have the youngest employees of the Election Commission while 182 stations will have persons with disabilities.