Polling underway for Vav Assembly by-election; 67.13% voter turnout till 5 pm
November 13, 2024
Vav: Voting for the Vav Assembly by-election is underway today. As of 5 pm, the voter turnout for the seat has been 67.13%, as stated by the Election Commission of India.
Voter turnout for Vav assembly seat by-election at 5 pm : 67.13% pic.twitter.com/gD288jQ6UQ
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At 1 pm, the voter turnout stood at 39.12%. As of 11 am, a 24.39% voter turnout had been recorded over the four-hour period from 7 am to 11 am. The BJP has fielded Swarupji Thakor, while Congress has nominated Gulab Singh Rajput. Meanwhile, Mavji Patel, a BJP rebel, is running as an independent. The seat has been with Congress for the last two assembly elections, with a margin of thousands of votes.
Voter turnout for Vav assembly seat by-election at 11 am: 24:39% pic.twitter.com/i7w7eIEwQ4
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At 9 am, the voter turnout was 14.25%. During the voting process, an incident of EVM malfunction was reported in Bakhri village of Vav around 9 am. The EVM malfunctioned after more than 140 votes had been cast but was promptly replaced. Voting resumed as usual once the machine was fixed.
Voter turnout for Vav assembly seat by-election at 9 am: 14.25% pic.twitter.com/cIQ6JzF8nn
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A total of 10 candidates, including BJP, Congress, and independents, are contesting the Vav Assembly by-election. 3.10 lakh voters will cast their ballots today. Voting is taking place across 321 booths in 192 polling centers of the 07-Vav Assembly Constituency. There are 97 sensitive polling stations where webcasting cameras have been set up, along with a heavy police presence. In total, 1,500 security personnel have been deployed to ensure the smooth conduct of the election, including 4 DySPs, 8 PIs, and 30 PSIs.
Voting began at 7:00 am and will end at 6:00 pm. For this, 321 ballot units, 321 control units, and 321 VVPATs are being used. A total of 1,412 officials/employees are on duty at the polling stations.
There are 161,296 male voters, 149,478 female voters, and 1 third-gender voter, making a total of 310,775 voters in this assembly seat. The result of the Vav by-election will be announced after the counting on November 23, 2024, along with the results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand State Assembly elections and several other assembly by-elections in various states.
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