GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat saw over 59 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm on Thursday in the first phase of Assembly polls. Voting began at 8 am to decide the fate of 788 candidates in 89 constituencies spread across 19 districts. The voter turnout was 48.48 per cent till 3 pm.
According to data from the Election Commission, Tapi district continued to witness the highest voter turnout at 72.32 per cent till 5 pm, followed by Narmada at 68.09 per cent and Dangs at 64.84 per cent. Gir Somnath, which had seen 50.89 per cent till 3 pm, saw over 60 per cent turnout. Morbi saw a turnout of over 56 per cent.
Devbhumi Dwarka saw a turnout of over 59.11 per cent. Amreli saw polling percentage of 52.73, Bharuch 59.36, Bhavnagar 51.34, Bhavnagar 51.34, Botad 51.64, Jamnagar 53.98, Junagadh 52.04, Kutch 54.52, Navsari 65.91, Porbandar 53.84, Rajkot 51.66, Surat 57.16, Surendranagar 58.14 and Valsad 62.46.
The total electorate includes 1,24,33,362 males and 1,1,5,42,811 females. The second phase of polling will be held on December 5 and results will be declared on December 8 along with that of the Himachal Pradesh elections. (ANI)