New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Voting in 89 assembly constituencies spread across 19 districts in Saurashtra Kutch and southern parts of Gujarat began at 8 am on Thursday.

Nearly 2.39 crore voters are registered in the first phase of polling in the state.

The voting is scheduled to end at 5:30 pm.

Out of 2.39 crore voters eligible to vote in the first phase, 1.24 crore are male and 1.15 crore are female voters. The number of third gender voters is 497.

The state, that traditionally has remained a battlefield between BJP and Congress, has witnessed the entry of a third party- the Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party for the first time making the elections a triangular contest.

The second phase of Gujarat polls is scheduled on December 5. The ele...