Voting underway for single phase Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh & second and final phase in Chhattisgarh

Voting is underway peacefully for single phase Assembly Elections in Madhya Pradesh and second and final phase of polling in Chhattisgarh.

In Madhya Pradesh, polling is taking place for all 230 seats in a single phase. Voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 in the evening. 

However, in Baihar, Lanji and Parswara assembly seats of Balaghat district and some booths of Mandla and Dindori districts, voting will be held till 3 pm.

Over 45 percent voter turn out was recorded till 1 PM

In Chhattisgarh, polling is taking place for 70 constituencies out of a total of 90 assembly seats in the second phase.

Voting started at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm, while in nine polling stations of Bindranavagarh Assembly Constituency, voting will be held till 3 pm.

Nearly 38 percent voter turn out was recorded till 1 PM.

More than 18 thousand 800 polling stations have been set up for polling. In this phase, 958 candidates are in the fray. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress are contesting on all seventy seats.