Ahmedabad sets a record with 70.1% voting

On Monday, Amdavadis woke up to a windy morning. When people stepped out to vote, it was cold breeze which greeted them. However, the wind or chill factor did not stop the citizens from exercising their franchise. They queued up outside their respective booths, keeping at bay their social status, their caste or their creed. At the end of the scheduled time, the average polling recorded across 16 constituencies was a whopping 70.1%.
“I salute the voters of the city. They are the man of the match,” district election officer Vijay Nehra said at a press conference. Between 9 am and 3 pm, 50% of the people exercised their democratic right. In the booths that the DNA team visited, it witnessed brisk and smooth voting.
Jamalpur-Khadia
BJP MLA Bhushan Bhatt, Independent Sabir Kabliwala and Congress's young candidate Samirkhan Sipai were locked in a triangular contest here. The Sipai and Kabliwala factions tried to woo minority voters throughout the day, but queues were shorter in these areas. This could be reason for the turnout being lowest here among the city’s seats.

Vejalpur
In Juhapura, long queues could be seen in almost all booths. l Polling was smooth and brisk in most areas during the first three hours, and gained momentum later in the day.
Ellisbridge
Voting was brisk in this area where GPP candidate Jagruti Pandya is in fray.
ln all five booths, 30% votes were already polled by 11 am. l At a booth in Memnagar, people from different walks of life could be seen standing in a queue and awaiting their turn.
Sabarmati
Long queues were witnessed in many booths set up in schools, displaying enthusiasm among voters. l By 11 am, polling at many booths in Ranip had crossed about 50%.
Ghatlodia
Queues were seen until 11.30 at almost every polling booth. By noon, however, the crowd diminished. l With just 90 minutes left for polling to end, BJP supporters started visiting houses to bring residents to vote. They succeeded in some places.
Vatva
Queues could be seen right since 8:30 am outside polling booths. l In the four booths at Urdu School No. 1 in Vatva village, over 20% voting was completed by 11:00 am.
Bapunagar & Thakkarbapa Nagar
Long queues were seen in both constituencies immediately after polling began. l Heavy turnout was seen initially, but by 3 pm, most booths wore a deserted look.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_ahmedabad-sets-a-record-with-70-1pct-voting_1778798