Gujarat polls: Second best voter turnout in state's history at 68.4%

This is better than initial estimates of 69% but 3% dip from 2012 polls

As the Election Commission (EC) released the figures for voter turnout in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections, it shows a tad improvement over the initial estimates, standing at 70.26 per cent. This is the second best turnout in Gujarat's poll history. 

The initial estimates had pegged the second phase turnout at 68.7 per cent on Thursday. With this, the total voter turnout in this year's Assembly elections stands at 68.41 per cent combining both phases. 

The 2012 Assembly elections had seen the highest turnout in the history of Gujarat's polls — 71.32 per cent. Prior to that,