Gujarat assembly polls: 68.70 per cent polling recorded in second phase

Gujarat recorded an estimated 68.70 per cent voter turnout in the second and final phase of polling for 93 Assembly seats on Thursday, the Election Commission said.

The figure is likely to go up as details are still being worked out, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha told reporters.

The 93 seats are spread across north and central Gujarat.

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Around 2.22 crore people were eligible to exercise their franchise to choose their representatives from among 851 candidates in the fray.