Election commission announced Gujarat Assembly Election Schedule On 3 November, the Election Commission called a press conference to announce the schedule.
Elections in the state will be held in two phases. The Election Commission announced that the first phase of polling will be held on December 1 while the second phase will be held on December 5. The Election Commission said that the counting of votes will take place on December 8, 2022.
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Polling in Gujarat is to be held in two phases. Complete Schedule:
phase 1:
Number of Seats: 89
Issue of Notification: November 5, 2022
Last date for filing nomination: November 14, 2022
Scrutiny of nominations: November 15, 2022
Last date for withdrawal of candidature: November 17, 2022
Date of Polling: December 01, 2022
Counting of votes: December 8, 2022
phase 2:
Number of Seats: 93
Issue of Notification: November 10, 2022
Last date for filing nomination: November 17, 2022
Scrutiny of nominations: November 18, 2022
Last date for withdrawal of candidature: 21st November, 2022
Date of Polling: 05 December 2022
Counting of votes: December 8, 2022
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Parties should explain why they chose a candidate with criminal background: CEC
Through the Know Your Candidate app, voters will be informed about all the details including criminal history and money of all the candidates.
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Use cvigil app to raise any issue: CEC
The CEC says that if voters notice any unpleasant activity like use of muscle power or money force, they can use cVIGIL application to complain from the booth itself.
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We are focusing on inclusion of third gender voters: CEC Rajeev Kumar
Since 2017, there has been a 100% increase in transgender voters in Gujarat. There are 1,417 third gender voters in the state, adds Mr. Kumar. We are trying to reach out to some red-light areas as well, he says.
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CEC says shipping container will serve as polling station
The CEC says that there will be one polling station for one voter. A 15-member team will go there to take his vote. We want to ensure that everyone can exercise their franchise, says CEC Rajeev Kumar.
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51,792 polling stations for Gujarat elections: CEC Rajeev Kumar
All basic facilities will be provided at all polling stations, CEC Rajiv Kumar said, adding that “no polling station will be on the second floor”. The CEC said that at 1,274 polling stations, only women representatives and women police will felicitate voters. He said that he would greet the differently-abled voters at 182 polling stations.
The total number of voters in the electoral roll is 4,91,17,308 which includes 4,90,89,765 general voters and 27,943 service voters. The CEC informed that 3,24,420 new voters have been added to the list after attaining the age of 18 years between January 1 and October.
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CEC Rajiv Kumar expressed grief over the Morbi incident and started briefing the press
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar says that more than 4.9 crore voters will be served by the Election Commission of India in the state of Gujarat. He told that there are 4.6 lakh voters for the first time. He says that 3,34,420 new voters will be able to cast their votes.
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Why was the program not announced earlier?
Citing the tradition adopted in 2017, the poll panel did not announce the Gujarat election schedule along with the Himachal Pradesh election dates last month.
whereas Himachal Pradesh elections Counting of votes in one phase on November 12 will be held on December 8.
While keeping the date of counting of votes for Himachal Pradesh almost a month after the polling, the commission had clearly indicated that the counting of votes for Gujarat would also be held on December 8.
In 2017, elections were announced in both the states on different dates, but the counting of votes took place simultaneously on 18 December.
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Does ‘Double Engine Government’ matter to the voters of Gujarat?
in Gujarat, Support for double engine government From 16% in 2017 to 27% in 2022, and vice versa, its opposition has dwindled significantly. Even those who are completely dissatisfied with the central government (17%) still choose to support the idea of a double engine government.
The findings of states in earlier surveys indicated an interesting pattern: wherever the BJP was in power, it found substantial support for a double-engined government. Voters in Gujarat (27%), Assam (41%), Goa (34%), Uttar Pradesh (31%) and Uttarakhand (33%) show substantial inclination towards the ‘double engine’, while states such as Kerala (54%) Citizens mostly disagree, in states where the voter turnout is %), Tamil Nadu (40%) and West Bengal (33%), where the ruling system is different.
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Election of a state with national leaders as the face of their parties
In recent times, leadership factor It has been instrumental in determining the success of parties both at the central and state levels. How important can the leadership factor be in Gujarat? in view of the fact that Big change in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Not only the position to replace the Chief Minister, but most of the Council of Ministers itself was an indication of how important the party saw the role of its national leadership and party organisation. The rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat also seems to revolve around its national leadership.
Lokniti-CSDS Poll Signal Some interesting trends on people’s choice for the chief minister of the state. In an open-ended question, there was no clear winner who had a major lead or majority. The incumbent Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel had the support of a little over one-sixth of the respondents. One in every ten sided with his predecessor Vijay Rupani.