Massive Voter Turnout: MP Records 76.15%, CG Hits 71.83% in 2nd Phase of Assembly Polls

In Madhya Pradesh, all 230 seats went to the polls and the state saw a polling percentage of 76.15 per cent, according to latest data from Election Commission.
Chhattisgarh, which saw polling on 70 seats in the second phase, saw 71.83 per cent voter turnout. The first phase of polling was held in the state for 20 seats on November 7.

Polling concluded in the high-stakes electoral battle in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Friday, with both the Congress and the BJP hoping for victory in the two Hindi heartland states.
Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan told the media that in Madhya Pradesh, the voting percentage till 5 pm was 71.16 per cent,
“Constituency-wise, the highest voting percentage is in Ratlam’s Sailana constituency, 85.49 per cent. In Khilchipur Rajgarh, the voting percentage is 84.17 per cent. In Seoni’s Barghat constituency, the voting percentage is 84.16 per cent, in Bhind 50.41per cent, in Gwalior South, 51.05 per cent; and in Jalabpur Cantt, 52.2 per cent voting has taken place,” he added.

He further stated that “In Neemuch, it is 81.19 per cent and in Shajapur, the voting percentage is 80.95 per cent, Alirajpur had 56.24 per cent, Bhind 58.41 per cent and in Bhopal 59.19 per cent voting took place,.

The polling will decide electoral fate of candidates including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Patel, Faggan Singh Kulaste and former Congress Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

In Chhattisgarh t elections will decide electoral fate of contestants including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Assembly Speaker Charandas Mahant, Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, BJP state president Arun Sao, and Leader of Opposition Narayan Chandel.