In the 2017 Gujarat assembly polls, BJP won 51 of the 93 seats where polling is underway today. Congress won 39. Three seats went to Independent candidates.
Gujarat Polls: A total of 39 political parties are contesting in the elections and have fielded 788 candidates including 718 male candidates and 70 women candidates.
Gujarat Civic Polls: Voting Underway for Election to 6 Municipal Corporations
A total of 2,276 candidates are contesting the polls in the six municipal corporations. Besides, nine candidates are also in the fray for by-elections to two seats in the Junagadh Municipal Corporation.
Gujarat BJP president C.R. Patil and other senior leaders wave at party supporters during an election campaign ahead of the civic body election and district panchayat elections, in Ahmedabad. Photo: PTI
Politics21/Feb/2021
Ahmedabad: Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat are being held on Sunday amid tight security and adherence to COVID-19 norms.
People started queuing up outside polling booths soon after the voting began at 7 am across various wards in the six municipal corporations in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The voting will continue till 5 pm.