Ahmedabad, Dec 16 (ANI): Polling for the second and last phase of Gujarat assembly elections would be held tomorrow.
A total of 95 constituencies spread over 12 districts of Ahmedabad, Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara and state capital Gandhinagar from North, Central and Kachchh regions of the state will go for poll tomorrow.
The ruling BJP is contesting all the 95 constituencies, whereas the Congress has fielded candidates in 92 seats, leaving three for its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Newly floated and former Chief Minister Keshu Bhai Patel led Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) and BSP have fielded candidates in 84 seats each.
Prominent candidates, whose fate would be decided in this phase, include Chief Minister Narendra Modi, former chief minister Shankar Singh Vaghela, BJP leader Amit Shah, Jagruti Pandya, wife of slain BJP leader Haren Pandya, Congress nominee Shweta Bhatt, wife of a suspended IPS officer and Siddharth Patel.
The Election Commission (EC) has made robust security arrangements to ensure that voting is carried out peacefully.
A total of 23 thousand 318 polling stations have been set up. Of these more than 14 thousand polling centres have been identified as critical
The counting of votes will be taken up on December 20. (ANI)
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