Gandhinagar: According to the State Election Commission, voter turnout in Gujarat’s local body elections stood at 49.02% in Municipal Corporations, 59.20% in Municipalities, 61.69% in District Panchayats, and 62.38% in Taluka Panchayats.

Polling was conducted from 7 am to 6 pm across 15 Municipal Corporations, 84 Municipalities, 34 District Panchayats, and 260 Taluka Panchayats.

Re-polling has been scheduled for April 27 at polling station numbers 4 and 5 in Jepar village of Chuda taluka in Surendranagar district after an EVM malfunction was reported. Voting there will again take place between 7 am and 6 pm.

Meanwhile, voter turnout for by-elections to 13 seats across 11 municipalities was recorded at 55.38%, as per official data. DeshGujarat