(TOI)
The Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, respectively, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday. 89 Assembly constituencies will vote in phase 1, while 93 will vote in phase 2.Counting of votes will take place on December 18. With the announcement of the dates, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into force with immediate effect in the state.
Both Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be in use, chief election commissioner AK Joti said. The height of the voting compartment has been increased from 24 to 30 inches to “maintain secrecy of voting.”The maximum expenditure allowed to each candidate has been pegged at Rs 28 lakh, the CEC said.
