Alpesh Thakor, who coupled with the Congress, is in the hunt for election from Radhanpur constituency. Lavingji Thakor of the saffron BJP is contesting in opposition to him. Vadgam SC seat is another important constituency from where independent nominee Jignesh Mevani is challenging the election on Congress to support in opposition to BJP's Vijay Chakravarti.

In Maninagar, the constituency once is a symbol for the seat of PM Modi, Congress has given a ticket to foreign-educated young face Sweta Bhrambhatt in opposition to BJP's sitting MLA Suresh Patel. Narendra Modi had departed from the constituency after becoming the PM in 2014.

The voting for the second-phase of Gujarat Assembly Elections has begun. The voting will continue till 5 pm in more than 25,000 polling stations. In the second and final phase of elections, 93 constituencies spread across 14 districts in north and central Gujarat will go to the polls. A total of 851 candidates are in the fray and over 2.22 lakh people will take part in the election to decide their fate. The security has been increased in various parts of the state in the wake of the polls.

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded 93 candidates for this phase, while Congress has fielded only 91. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Amit Shah, and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also visit their constituencies to cast their votes. The voter turnout in the first phase of the polls was 68 per cent. The results will be declared on December 18. In the 2012 assembly polls, the BJP won 115 seats, while the Congress bagged 61.