Polling for the Umreth Assembly bye-election in Gujarat’s Anand district is progressing steadily, with a voter turnout of 25.65% reported by 11 A.M. The voting, which began at 7 A.M. across 306 polling stations, covers urban and rural areas of the constituency, including 46 villages of Umreth taluka and surrounding Anand rural areas, along with the municipalities of Ode, Umreth, and Boriavi.
The total electorate for this constituency stands at 2,45,623 voters who are choosing among six candidates in the election. The Election Commission has set the polling duration until 6 P.M., with vote counting scheduled for May 4.
Arrangements have been put in place to ensure a smooth voting process, with approximately 1,348 polling personnel on duty, supported by 22 micro observers and 19 district-level nodal officers, totaling nearly 1,500 staff members in the field.
Security measures have been heightened across the constituency, with the deployment of two Deputy Superintendents of Police, four Police Inspectors, around 500 police and home guard personnel, and three companies of the Central Reserve Police Force to maintain law and order.
