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Voting begins for first phase of Gujarat polls
Updated On: 13 December, 2012 10:08 AM IST | | Agencies
Voting on 87 constituencies for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections began today amidst tight security where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a fourth term
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The voting for the first phase of the assembly elections in Gujarat began Thursday at 8 a.m., officials said.
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Polling will end at 5 p.m.u00a0
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Voters in 87 of the 182 constituencies of the state assembly will exercise their franchise at 44,579 polling stations.
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As many as 17,029 of these stations have been declared as critical.
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Of an estimated 38 million voters, 19.9 million are male and 18.1 million are female.
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There are a total of 846 candidates in the fray, including 46 women.u00a0
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Narendra Modi
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