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Polling underway in Gujarat’s Manjalpur bypoll; turnout at 6.06% by 10 am
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Vadodara: As polling progressed in the by-election to Gujarat’s Manjalpur Assembly constituency Thursday, voter turnout reached 6.06 per cent by 10 a.m., according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The BJP has fielded Satish Patel, a former Vadodara Municipal Corporation councillor, former chairman of the civic body’s standing committee and former BJP Vadodara district president.
All polling stations have been equipped with basic facilities including ramps, drinking water, electricity and toilets.
Two polling stations are being managed entirely by women staff, two by Persons with Disabilities staff, while five have been designated as model polling stations.
Authorities have also arranged wheelchairs and volunteers at polling stations to facilitate voting by elderly and differently abled electors.