The Assembly elections in 93 constituencies of central and north Gujarat will begin with issuance of the notification on Monday
The formal notification for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, which are slated to be held on December 14, will be issued on Monday. The first phase of polling is scheduled for December 9.
As per the election schedule announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the gazette notification, which marks formal commencement of the election process in 93 Assembly constituencies going to polls in the second round, will be issued on November 20.
A senior official said that the process for conducting the Assembly elections in 93 constituencies of central and north Gujarat will begin with issuance of the notification on Monday.
Incidentally, the last day for submission of nominations for 89 seats going to polls in the first phase is November 21. The BJP has declared candidates for 60 of the 89 seats, while Congress is yet to announce any candidate. The BJP has also announced names of 46 candidates, who will contest in the second phase. The Congress's initial list is expected to be announced by Sunday night, according to party insiders.
In addition to BJP, which has won five straight Assembly elections in Gujarat since 1995, and Congress, which is looking to end its 22-year-old drought in the state, a number of other parties are also in the fray.
These include Aam Aadmi Party, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Sharad Yadav-led Janata Dal (U). The last two are in talks with Congress for seat sharing.
SCHEDULE FOR PHASE-2
- Notification - Nov 20
- Last day of nominations - Nov 27
- Scrutiny of nominations - Nov 28
- Last day for withdrawal - Nov 30
- Date of polling - Dec 14
- Date of counting - Dec 18
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