Surat (Gujarat), Dec. 1 -- : Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel and his wife cast their votes on Thursday at a polling booth in Navsari, in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections.
Gujarat Minister Purnesh Modi also exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Surat.
The polling for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly election is underway amid tight security arrangements.
The polling is on in 89 constituencies spread across 19 districts of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat.
A total of 2,39,76,670 voters who will cast their votes by 5 pm today will decide the fate of 788 candidates who are in the fray for the first phase.
Out of the total number of electorates, 1,24,33,362 are males, 1,1,5,42,811 females and 497 a...