68 per cent voter turn out recorded in first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections 68 per cent voter turn out recorded in first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections The Elections Concluded In A Smooth Manner Across The State Without Any Incident Of Violence Or Any Major Issues, Gujarat's Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha Said. PTI | Updated on: 09 Dec 2017, 11:28:33 PM New Delhi: Sixty-eight per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections 2017 held on 89 seats of Saurashtra and South Gujarat, the Election Commission of India said. The elections concluded in a smooth manner across the state without any incident of violence or any major issues, Gujarat's Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha said.