66% turnout for civic polls as people brave heat to vote in Gujarat

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and his son Anuj Patel aft  casting their votes astatine  a polling presumption    successful  Ahmedabad connected  Sunday.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and his son Anuj Patel aft casting their votes astatine a polling presumption successful Ahmedabad connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI

Voter turnout successful the Gujarat section assemblage elections ranged betwixt 45% and 66% till 5 p.m., with radical braving aggravated summertime vigor to workout their franchise. Polling began astatine 7 a.m. connected Sunday and continued till 6 p.m., with officials noting that the last turnout figures would beryllium disposable aboriginal successful the evening aft information compilation. However, polling successful municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad, remained comparatively little than successful different section bodies.

According to the State Election Commission, municipalities recorded a turnout of 59.85%, portion Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation saw 45.35% voting. Taluka panchayats registered 65.91% turnout and territory panchayats 65.40%. The elections are being held nether revised norms for Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservations pursuing delimitation and restructuring of wards successful respective districts.

Published - April 26, 2026 11:25 p.m. IST

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