TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle between the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
The votes will be counted on December 18, the same day as Himachal Pradesh, where elections will be held on November 9, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said at a press conference.
“The model code of conduct comes into effect immediately. It will be applicable to the state government of Gujarat, the Union government and all candidates and political parties,” he told reporters. The poll process in the state will start on November 14 with the issue of the gazette notification for the first phase. Candidates can start filing their nominations from that day.
The first phase will be held in 89 of the 182 seats and will cover 19 of 33 districts. The notification for the second phase will be issued on November 20 for the remaining 93 assembly seats in 14 districts. The last date for filing nominations in the first phase is November 21. Candidates can withdraw their nominations till November 24.
For the second phase, candidates can file their nominations till November 27. They can withdraw their nominations till November 30. Paper trail of votes will be used in all the 50,128 polling stations of the 182 assembly constituencies to ensure transparency, Joti said.
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