Gujarat polls 2017: Final voter turnout of first phase stands at 67%

In the 2012 elections, 70.75% voter turnout was recorded in Gujarat for all the 182 seats

Final voter turnout for the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections stood at 66.75 per cent, as released by the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday. The early turnout was pegged at 68 per cent, as against the record first phase turnout of 70.75 per cent in the 2012 elections.

The first phase of Gujarat polls saw 89 out of the 182 constituencies in the state voting on Saturday, December 9 to decide the fate of 977 candidates. 

As per EC, the voting which was held between 8 am and 5 pm, remained peaceful except for a few incidents of