PM Modi, Amit Shah Likely To Vote In Ahmedabad During Gujarat Civic Polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to cast their votes in Ahmedabad on April 26 during the upcoming Gujarat local body elections. Their participation is likely to draw significant attention as the state prepares for one of its largest civic polls in recent years.

According to reports, the Prime Minister is expected to vote at a polling booth located at Nishan School in the Ranip area of Ahmedabad, while Amit Shah is likely to vote at a separate polling station within the city. Other prominent leaders, including former Gujarat Chief Minister and current Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, are also expected to vote in Ahmedabad, while Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel is likely to cast his vote in Navsari.

Polling across Gujarat is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with counting of votes set for April 28. The elections will be conducted using Electronic Voting Machines and will cover a wide range of local governance bodies, including 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats.

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More than 10,000 seats are up for grabs in this election cycle, with over 4.19 crore eligible voters expected to participate across nearly 50,000 polling stations. The scale of the exercise underscores its significance in shaping grassroots governance across the state.

The contest is expected to be multi-cornered, with major political parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), along with independent candidates, fielding nominees across constituencies. Over 20,000 candidates remain in the fray following withdrawals, while some have already been elected unopposed.

This election is also notable for being the first to be conducted after the implementation of 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), alongside existing quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women. The revised reservation structure is expected to influence the composition of local governing bodies, as campaigning intensifies in the lead-up to polling day.

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