Voting begins for second phase of Gujarat assembly elections

Ahmedabad, December 14 : Voting for the second and final phase of the Gujarat assembly elections began on Thursday on 93 seats of North and Central Gujarat.
After an acrimonious campaign, around 2.22 crore voters would be exercising their franchise to choose between the two main contenders, the BJP and the Congress.
A total of 851 candidates are in the fray for the second phase.
Prominent candidates in the fray for Thursday’s battle include state deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who is contesting from Mehsana, Alpesh Thakor (Radhanpur), and Jignesh Mevani (Vadgam).
In Maninagar, the constituency once represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress has given ticket to foreign- educated young face Sweta Bhrambhatt against the BJP’s sitting MLA Suresh Patel. Modi had vacated the constituency after becoming the PM in 2014.