Gujarat:
Gujarat recorded 62 per cent voter turnout.
Brisk polling was seen in 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat with around 47 per cent of the total 4.05 crore registered voters exercising their franchise in the state by 3 PM.
"At 3 PM, average voting on 26 seats in the state was around 47 per cent," Additional Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Manek said.
Interestingly, the total voting for the 2009 assembly elections in Gujarat was 47.92 per cent.
With few hours remaining before the end of the polling time, voting percentage is expected to be much higher than the last general elections.
Inspite of scorching heat, with maximum temperatures hovering around 43 degrees in various parts, brisk polling was on in the state, election officials said.
Constituency wise, the highest voter turnout was registered in Vadodara seat at 57 per cent till 3 PM where BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is contesting against Congress leader Madhusudan Mistry.
While Valasd recorded 56.86 per cent and Chotta Udepur recorded 55.58 per cent voting.
A rush of voters was witnessed across Gujarat in the morning with the voting percentage touching around 20-21 per cent till 11 AM in the state.
"In the first four hours the voting percentage is around 20-21 per cent in the state," Additional Chief Electoral Officer Ashok Manek said.
Long queues were witnessed all over the state outside polling booths since early morning hours. People were found queueing up in front of the polling booths even before the polling started at 7 AM.
