9 December 2017, 19:04 PM
Election Commission says "no bluetooth operated EVMs":
"There is no such connection of any Bluetooth or EVM. EVMs don't have receptors or wiring to facilitate that. So such reports are false"
9 December 2017, 18:49 PM
Polling percentage till 5pm:
Morbi: 65%
Rajkot: 70%
Junagarh: 65%
Girsomnath: 70%
Amreli: 67%
Bharuch: 71%
Surat: 70%
Valsad: 70%
9 December 2017, 18:49 PM
Polling percentage till 5pm:
Narmada: 62%
Somnath: 70%
Navsari: 75%
Botad: 60%
Surendra Nagar: 65%
Kutch: 63%
Jamnagar: 65%
Dwarka: 63%
Porbandar: 60%
Bhavnahar: 62%
Tapi: 73%
Dang: 70%
9 December 2017, 18:39 PM
Election Commission addresses media after voting ends in Gujarat:
#WATCH: Election Commission addresses media after first phase of polling ends in Gujarat https://t.co/9mxCCw2XIR
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 18:37 PM
Congress chief ministerial candidate for Gujarat Ahmed Patel says, "Congress will win Gujarat elections if EVMs are not tempered"
9 December 2017, 18:37 PM
Visuals from Bhavnagar:
Gujarat: First phase of polling ends in the state, visuals from Bhavnagar #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/KzfWp6VTVJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 18:31 PM
Visuals from Rajkot:
#Visuals from Rajkot: EVMs & VVPATs being sealed after first phase of polling ends in #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/3MBIGuVL42
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 18:19 PM
Visuals from Bhavnagar:
Gujarat: First phase of polling ends in the state, visuals from Bhavnagar #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/KzfWp6VTVJ
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 18:14 PM
Over 60% voting in Gujarat first phase, many still to vote, says CEO
9 December 2017, 18:13 PM
BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain says Congress has already accepted its defeat before the counting and hence, is making false claim of EVM tempering
9 December 2017, 17:50 PM
Arun Jaitley expresses gratitude over peaceful polling:
"First phase of polling has ended, we are extremely grateful to EC, the officials and voters for peaceful and successful completion of voting. I'm sure, as per the reports that are coming, that BJP is going to register a landslide victory"
9 December 2017, 17:48 PM
Polling percentage till 4:00 pm
Somnath: 63%
Bhavnagar: 55.87%
Surendranagar: 59.14%
Amreli: 56.38%
Bharuch: 62.61%
Valsad: 60%
Rajkot: 60.32%
Surat: 60.64%
Morbi: 67.37%
Jamnagar: 56.83%
Katch: 58.14%
Tapi: 65.72%
Devbhumi Dwarka: 53.54%
9 December 2017, 17:16 PM
Few voters in polling booth 4 said their votes are going to some other candidate. Polling Officer said it'll be tested & if it's found to be false, action will be taken against them. Those voters left without tests. There's no truth behind such reports: Bharuch District Collector
9 December 2017, 17:16 PM
As many as 397 crorepati candidates are in the fray for the Gujarat assembly elections, says an analysis of election affidavits done by two NGOs
9 December 2017, 16:36 PM
47.28% voter turnout recorded till 4 pm in first phase of Gujarat elections
9 December 2017, 16:35 PM
Malfunctioning of EVM machines reported in Sattapar village in Anjar constituency
9 December 2017, 16:34 PM
Posters with photographs of dead Patidar youth, killed during 2015 Patidar agitation, emerges in Patidar dominated areas in Surat, reading, "Don't forget the sacrifice of these martyrs and uproot the BJP"
9 December 2017, 16:33 PM
Villagers of Limdi village in Surendranagar district boycot Gujarat elections over various grievances
9 December 2017, 16:29 PM
Polling percentage till 2:00 pm:
Valsad: 48%
Kaprada: 42%
Tankara: 54%
Morbi: 49%
Botad: 45%
Gadhda: 39%
Umargaon: 45%
Vankaner: 53%
Jamnagar overall: 40%
Jam Jodhpur: 40%
Surat: 44%
Dang: 25-30%
Porbandar: 38 to 44%
Jamnagar: 36 to 40%
Surendranagar: 50 to 55%
Navsari: over 50%
9 December 2017, 16:27 PM
Gujarat elections: Karnataka Governor of Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala cast his vote in Rajkot
Gujarat: Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala cast his vote in Rajkot #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/m73EzQzIuh
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 16:23 PM
Visual from Bhavnagar booth:
Gujarat: A selfie point built in Bhavnagar to attract voters to cast their vote. First phase of voting underway in the state today. #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/vjMWNU3C96
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 16:21 PM
Update: Gujarat records 45.61% voting till 2 pm in first phase
9 December 2017, 16:12 PM
Gujarat elections: During the first phase of voting 1.90% of VVPATs replaced out of 24,689 units deployed. 0.37% out of the 26,865 Ballot Units and 0.38% out of the 24,689 Control Unites replaced too
9 December 2017, 15:53 PM
Report of faulty EVMs: Bhavnagar Deputy Electoral Officer Yogesh Thakkar says some EVMs were replaced due to errors. EVMs were updated with VVPAT, which allows people to verify their vote for 7 seconds
9 December 2017, 15:52 PM
Though voting will end at 5pm, those standing in queue outside polling booths before the process ends, would be given a chance to cast their votes: CEO BB Swain
9 December 2017, 15:51 PM
Highest turnout of 38.07% recorded in tribal-dominated district of Tapi; another tribal-dominated district in south Gujarat -Narmada records lowest turnout of 25.67%
9 December 2017, 15:50 PM
Congress leader Modhwadia claimed some machines were reportedly connected to external devices via bluetooth
9 December 2017, 15:22 PM
Inquiry ordered after Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia complaint of possible EVM tampering at 3 polling booths in a Muslim- dominated area in Porbandar, says Chief Election Officer BB Swain
9 December 2017, 14:59 PM
Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission alleging that EVM machines at Porbandar's Sharda Mandir booth number 145, 146 and 147 are connected to other devices through Bluetooth.
9 December 2017, 14:54 PM
9 December 2017, 14:46 PM
37% polling recorded till 2 pm in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections.
9 December 2017, 14:42 PM
A team of Election Commission reaches polling booth in Thakkar Plot, Porbandar after complaints of EVM being connected to Bluetooth #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/ETmuu73Fwk
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 14:41 PM
Katargam(Surat): A bride to be, Fenny Parekh arrives from her 'haldi' ceremony to cast her vote #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/oGaW9skOYV
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 14:40 PM
There is no issue, at few places where EVM machines had problems that has been resolved, machines have been replaced wherever required. Polling is going on peacefully: Harshad Patel, Bhavnagar District Collector
9 December 2017, 14:00 PM
23 percent polling recorded till noon.
9 December 2017, 12:53 PM
"Gujarat's economic growth is the highest in India. In the last 5 years Gujarat grew at an average rate of 10% amongst large states,” Jaitley said.
9 December 2017, 12:51 PM
This will be a landslide victory for BJP and the win will be resounding. Congress' campaign tactics have failed: FM Arun Jaitley
9 December 2017, 12:19 PM
A group of Patidars protest as BJP's Reshma Patel arrives to cast her vote in Junagadh, #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/cLGt3QZmFQ
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 11:30 AM
Reports of faulty EVMs rock Gujarat, Election Commission says machines replaced
9 December 2017, 11:11 AM
Big names to have cast their votes include Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, state BJP chief Jitubhai Vaghani and cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara.
9 December 2017, 11:09 AM
Polling percentage till 10 am.
9 December 2017, 11:07 AM
A voting percentage of 9.77 was recorded in first two hours of polling.
9 December 2017, 10:58 AM
Have replaced two machines and one VVPAT, you cannot really call it a technical error, these are electronic items there can be some issues. Now everything is okay & voting has started: Vipul Goti, Master Trainer, Election Commission in Surat's Varaccha #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/RVF86aW4Wh
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
9 December 2017, 10:58 AM
Some EVMs have been replaced due to some issues: Election Commission
9 December 2017, 10:43 AM
Surat, the diamond and textile hub of Gujarat, is a BJP stronghold and has 12 seats. The polls here are being seen as a referendum on notes ban and GST.
9 December 2017, 10:43 AM
Reports of malfunctioning EVMs rock Surat.
9 December 2017, 10:28 AM
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel casts his vote in Bharuch's Ankleshwar, says 'Congress will win more than 110 seats'.
9 December 2017, 10:28 AM
A faulty EVM in Sardar Patel Vidyalaya booth in Surat's Varaccha has been replaced.
9 December 2017, 10:24 AM
Gujarat elections 2017: Voting on for first phase, 10 facts you must know
9 December 2017, 10:20 AM
Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara casts his vote in Rajkot's Ravi Vidayalaya booth. #GujaratElection2017 pic.twitter.com/NobynWfp6P
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2017
