Gujarat Assembly Election 2022 LIVE Updates: An average voter turnout of 48.48 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Thursday in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections underway in 89 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions.
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.