Voting began at 8 am and 33 ballot units, 29 control units and 69 voter verifiable paper audit trails (VVPATs) were replaced in the first three hours of polling at different stations due to malfunctioning, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said. Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 Phase 1 Polling: 34.65% Voter Turnout Recorded Till 1 PM in Vidhan Sabha Polls.
"Moochein ho to inki jaisi, warna na ho," says a voter quoting a dialogue from the famous Bollywood film Sharaabi while pointing out at a man curling up his 2.5-feet-long moustache and seeking votes from traders at a market in Himmatnagar. Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022: Maganbhai Solanki Aka ‘Moustache Man’ Contesting As Independent, Wants Government To Encourage Youth To Grow Moustache.
"There will be continuous observation from 6.30 am till the completion of the polling process through Live webcasting of more than 50 per cent of polling booths in the state to keep a close watch on the voting process during the assembly elections in Gujarat," said Gujarat s Chief Electoral Officer P Bharathi. Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 Phase 1 Voting: Live Webcasting of 13,065 Polling Stations Underway to Ensure Transparency.
The dates for the two-phase Gujarat legislative assembly polls were announced on November 3. After today s first phase, the second phase will be held on. 01.12.2022, Sputnik International