Assembly polls live: Polling ends in MP, 68.15% voter turnout in Chhattisgarh
Catch the live updates of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Assembly polls.
CHENNAI: The voting for Madhya Pradesh's all 230 assembly seats and Chhattisgarh's 70 seats--in the second phase is being held today.
While in Madhya Pradesh, the incumbent is the BJP, in Chhattisgarh, it is the Congress that is seeking to retain power.
In MP, voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 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 p.m.
In Chhattisgarh, the BJP, which ruled the state continuously between 2003 and 2018, is seeking to replace the Congress government led by Chief Minister Bhupesh Bahgel.
The first phase of polling in the state for 20 seats was held on November 7. Both parties claimed to have done well in the first phase. The Congress had a good strike rate in these 70 seats in the 2018 elections, having won 51 of them.
Polling parties have reached their designated polling stations and 958 candidates are in the fray in this phase.
Over 18,000 polling stations have been set up in the state for voting in this phase. Out of these, 727 are 'Sangwari' booths where women polling personnel have been deployed.
Live Updates
- 17 Nov 2023 1:33 PM GMT
Chhattisgarh:
EVM being sealed & secured at a polling booth in Ambikapur.
#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) being sealed & secured at a polling booth in Ambikapur.
— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023
The counting of votes will take place on December 3. pic.twitter.com/dbbSb8wVvG - 17 Nov 2023 1:32 PM GMT
IED blast was carried out by the naxals targeting the polling party when they were returning from Bade Gobra polling station. ITBP head constable Joginder Singh died in the blast. The polling party and EVM machine reached Gariaband safely: IG Raipur Range Arif Sheikh.
- 17 Nov 2023 1:21 PM GMT
Chhattisgarh: One ITBP jawan was killed in an IED blast carried out by Naxalites in Gariaband.
17 Nov 2023 1:06 PM GMTOn reports of some incidents of violence during Madhya Pradesh elections and Congress allegations, BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur says, "Congress is saying all this because they are nervous because of BJP's work and the fear of losing. They keep making allegations. The machines (EVM) are fine for them where they win, and they blame the machines when they lose. Their allegations are baseless. It is Congress's culture to plan attacks and violence and then encash that The people can see the changes that took place after PM Modi's government came into power."
- 17 Nov 2023 12:41 PM GMT
67.34% voter turnout in Chhattisgarh, 71.11% voter turnout in MP till 5:00 pm.
- 17 Nov 2023 12:11 PM GMT
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Narendra Singh Tomar cast his vote and said that there was a wave of the BJP in the State.
"There is a wave of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh. The atmosphere is in favour of the BJP. People are liking the schemes and development works of the Central Government and State Government. On the basis of it, I can say with confidence that the BJP will form the government with a clear majority in the state. I have cast my vote and here also the atmosphere is in favour of the BJP," Tomar said.
- 17 Nov 2023 11:29 AM GMT
"The incident in Morena took place late at night yesterday in which one person died. After the post-mortem, an FIR will be registered. It is not related to elections. It is a pre-poll day incident. A small fight happened in Indore in front of Juni Police station, in which a case has been registered. There was no effect of the polls," says Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Ranjan.
- 17 Nov 2023 9:55 AM GMT
A BJP candidate and an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporter sustained injuries after unidentified persons opened fire in Madhya Pradesh's Mehgaon Assembly constituency.
- 17 Nov 2023 9:07 AM GMT
Voting in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections continues
"Voting is underway peacefully in all four assembly constituencies under Sidhi district. Law and order are maintained. Any complaints received are being addressed immediately. There are 247 sensitive booths in the district. CAPF deployed at booths labelled very sensitive."
#WATCH | Voting in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections continues
— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023
"Voting is underway peacefully in all four assembly constituencies under Sidhi district. Law and order are maintained. Any complaints received are being addressed immediately. There are 247 sensitive booths in the… pic.twitter.com/yXy8bcbb88
