Gujarat Local Body Elections: Amit Shah Casts Vote In Ahmedabad

Union Home Minister Amit Shah cast his vote along with his family at Booth No 38 in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad as polling progressed across Gujarat in the local body elections on Sunday.

The voting is taking place across municipal corporations, municipalities, district panchayats and taluka panchayats, making it one of the state’s largest grassroots democratic exercises.

In Ahmedabad, particularly in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation areas, lakhs of voters turned out to exercise their franchise.

Jay Shah also cast his vote in the civic elections.

In Bardoli, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Prabhu Vasava appealed for maximum participation, calling the elections a ‘festival of democracy.’

“Under the festival of democracy in our country, during these local self-government elections, I appeal to all voters, brothers and sisters in Gujarat, to cast 100 per cent votes today. As responsible citizens of India, it is everyone’s moral duty to vote and fulfil their responsibility,” he stated.

In Surat, Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil voted at Uttar Gujarat Vidyalaya in Bhatar with his family, including his 89-year-old mother.

“Gujarat local body elections are being held today. I cast my vote along with my family. My mother, who is around 89 years old, also participated in voting. Voting is both a right and a duty,” he noted.

Polling began early across thousands of booths with Electronic Voting Machines deployed and security arrangements in place. Besides Ahmedabad and Surat, voting is underway in districts such as Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Morbi, Botad and Tapi.

The State Election Commission termed the polls a key democratic exercise, with voting continuing until evening and counting scheduled for April 28.

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