AHMEDABAD: The final figure of voter turnout for the 26 Lok Sabha seats
in Gujarat has been put at 63.31 — up 15.41% from the 2009 figure of
47.90%. Polling took place on Wednesday.
The surprise package
were the tribal-dominated seats of south and central Gujarat which
recorded more than 70% polling — with Bardoli leading at 74.59%. This is
followed by Bharuch (74.54%), Valsad (74.09%) and Chhota Udepur
(71.15%).
Vadodara, chief minister Narendra Modi's seat, came
fifth at 70.57% but recorded the highest jump of 21.55% over the 2009
figure of 49.02%. Apart from the presence of Modi in the field, the
massive jump in Vadodara is being attributed to innovative methods
adopted by BJP's campaign in-charge and minister of state Saurabh Patel
who involved the civil society at large, apart from BJP cadres, in the
mobilisation of voters.
The highest turnout in any parliamentary election in Gujarat is being interpreted as being advantageous to BJP. Pradeep Shukla PGDM 2 sem
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