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The second and final phase of voting for 93 constituencies across 14 districts in the central and north regions of Gujarat began on Monday. This picture captures Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he cast his vote early in the morning at a polling station set up at a high school in Ranip locality in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
Union Home Minister and BJP MP Amit Shah poses for the camera after casting his vote at the AMC sub-zonal office in Naranpura locality, Ahmedabad. (Express Photo)
A voter turnout of 19.17 per cent was recorded till 11:30 am. In this picture, seers can be seen after registering their votes outside a polling booth in the state. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
A total of 833 candidates from 61 political parties are contesting the polls in Assembly segments spread across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Gandhinagar and other districts. Here you can see Union HM Amit Shah along with his family members after casting their votes in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
The 93 seats account for altogether 2.51 crore voters, even as 833 candidates, including 764 males and 69 females, are in the fray. In this picture, voters can be seen lined up early in the morning to cast their vote for the Assembly bypolls. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
The polling will take place at 26409 polling booths across the state. Here, former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela is clicked as he casts his vote at a polling booth in Gujarat on Monday. (Express Photo)
Of the 93 seats, six seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) communities and 13 for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. These regions comprise belts with high concentration of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), tribals and Dalits besides some Patidar-dominated areas. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
In the Gujarat elections this time, the incumbent BJP is facing a challenge from Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) besides the principal Opposition Congress. In this picture, a voter walking on a support looks at the camera after casting her vote in one of the polling booths in the state. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
A voter on a wheelchair leaves a polling booth after casting his vote on Monday. The counting of votes will take place on December 8. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
Rajendra Trivedi, Minister of Disaster Management, Gujarat, cast his vote in Vadodara on Monday. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
Muslim voters in Gujarat form a queue as they arrive to cast their votes at Dariapur Assembly constituency in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
Spiritual leader Dwarkeshlalji Maharaj cast his vote along with his sons in Vadodara, Gujarat on Monday. (Express Photo by Bhupendra Rana)
At 1 pm, voter turnout stands at 34.74 percent. As seen in this picture, voting is in progress at Ghatlodiya assembly constituency, Ahmedabad. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran,)
Supporters wait to get a glimpse of PM Narendra Modi outside polling booth at Ranip on Monday. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
As of 1 PM, Tharad taluka in Banaskantha reported the state's highest polling rate at 45.98%, whereas the lowest turnout of 25.12 percent was reported at Thakkarbapa Nagar in Ahmedabad. (Express Photo by Nirmal Harindran)
