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Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (PTI) The final voting figure in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation polls in Gujarat that was held on Sunday, results of which would be declared on Tuesday, stood at 56.24 per cent, an official said.
He said voter turnout remained equally subdued in Okha and Bhanvad, both in Devbhumi Dwarka district, at 55.07 and 62.27 per cent, respectively, while Thara in Banaskantha district recorded an impressive 73.55 per cent turnout.
The turnout in by-elections to three seats in two municipal corporations of Ahmedabad and Junagadh and seats in municipalities and district panchayats, which were also held on Sunday, also remained low at 27.20, 47.99 and 57.08 per cent, respectively, the official added.
By-election to seats in taluka panchayats recorded an average turnout of 72.64 percent, the state election commission said.
The fight is a three-cornered one with the AAP putting in a concerted effort apart from traditional rivals BJP and Congress.
These polls have been held after the ruling BJP removed Vijay Rupani from the chief minister"s post and gave Bhupendra Patel charge of the top seat recently.