AHMEDABAD: The Palitana constituency in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district has recorded 15% polling till 11 am in the first phase of assembly polls on Saturday.
The polls are being in two phases on December 9 and 14, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle between the ruling BJP and the Congress.
Palitana is one of the 182 assembly constituencies in the state.
A total of 240 polling stations were set up for the election.
In 2012 polls, Congress candidate Pravinbhai Jinabhai Rathod won the seat with 69396 votes. However, in 2007 assembly elections, the seat went to BJP's Sarvaiya Mahendrasinh Parakramsinh. He won it by a margin of 50,939 votes.
The first phase will cover 19 of the 33 districts, while the second phase for the remaining 93 seats in 14 districts will be held on December 14.
The votes will be counted on December 18, the same day as Himachal Pradesh, where the elections were held on November 9.
