RAIPUR: almost 25.2 per cent of the citizens exercised their
franchise till 12.30 pm within the second and ultimate segment of the
Chhattisgarh assembly election on Tuesday, an election authentic said.
A complete of 1,079 candidates, including 119 females, are
contesting in 72 constituencies of the state with an electorate of 1,fifty
four,00,596.
this is the last of the two-section polls to the ninety-member
assembly, where the BJP has been in vigor for the final 15 years.
"round 25.2 per cent polling has been registered until
12.30 pm," the ballot reputable stated.
previous, polling started on a slow notice in lots of
constituencies and regularly picked up momentum with queues of voters being
visible at a few polling booths.
The time of polling is from eight am-5 pm, but in two
polling compartments -- Amamora (sales space No. 72) and Modh (No.seventy six)
in Bindranavgarh constituency (Gariaband district) -- balloting is being held
from 7 am-three pm because of the danger posed by way of Naxals, the
professional mentioned.
there have been reports of technical snag in digital vote
casting machines (EVMs) at some locations and corrective measures were taken,
he mentioned.
round 1.5-lakh security personnel had been deployed
throughout the state to make sure peaceful polling, he mentioned.
in the 2d section, districts like Gariaband, Dhamtari,
Mahasamund, Kabirdham, Jashpur and Balrampur are Naxal-affected areas and extra
vigil is being maintained there, the legit said.
The highest quantity of candidates are in Raipur city South
constituency (forty six), and the least quantity of six candidates are in
Bindranavagarh seat.
Of the 72 seats, 17 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and
nine for Scheduled Castes.
A total of 19,336 polling compartments were installed for
the 2nd segment, of which 444 are touchy booths.
the first phase of the polls in 18 seats of eight Naxal- hit
districts final week had recorded over 76-per-cent voter turnout.
comment
The counting of votes can be held on December 11.
View More: Bulk SMS Marketing, Mobile Number Database, Scrap Buyer and Purchaser with E-Waste in Mumbai
