Bhopal: In the third phase of general elections on Tuesday, at least 62.28 percent voters exercised their franchise in nine Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh till 5 pm.
Among the nine Lok Sabha seats, Rajgarh recorded the highest turnout of 72.08 percent, followed by Vidisha at 69.2 percent, Guna at 68.93 percent, Betu at 67.97 percent, Sagar at 61.7 percent, Bhopal at 58.42 percent, Gwalior at 57.86 percent. The official said that till 5 pm, 55.25 percent voting took place in Morena and 50.96 percent voting took place in Bhind.
Former chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Digvijay Singh and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president V D Sharma were among the early voters.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who are contesting from Rajgarh and Guna respectively, will not be able to vote for themselves as the former is a registered voter from Bhopal, and the latter is registered to vote from Gwalior.Party sources gave this information.
BJP candidate from Vidisha seat Shivraj Singh Chauhan exercised his franchise along with his wife Sadhna Singh and two sons at a polling booth in his native village Jait in Sehore district.
Voting began at 7 am and will end at 6 pm at 20,456 polling stations, including 1,043 managed by women staff and 75 by disabled staff, an election official said.
To ensure smooth polling, the administration made local candidates sit in the police control room in Morena in the Gwalior-Chambal region, which I consider a sensitive area.
Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh Chauhan said that the police made BJP candidate Shivmangal Singh Tomar, BSP's Ramesh Chandra Gar and Congress candidate Satyapal Sikarwar sit in the police control room.
He said, the candidates came to the police control room with their consent and sa, as has happened here before.A total of 1.77 crore voters will decide the fate of 127 candidates contesting from Morena, Bhind (SC-reserved), Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha Bhopal, Rajgarh and Betul (ST-reserved) seats spread across 19 districts of the state. State.
Voting in Betul (ST) constituency was earlier scheduled to be held in the second phase on April 26, but it was postponed due to the death of a candidate.
A total of 127 candidates, including nine women, are in the fray in the third phase of elections.
Bhopal has the maximum number of 22 candidates, while Bhind has the least number of 7 candidates.The voters include 92.68 lakh males, 84.83 lakh females and 491 members of the third gender, while 1.66 lakh voters are 'Divyangjan' (people with disabilities), 88,106 voters are above 85 years of age, and 1,804 voters are above 100 years of age. Yes, said the poll officer.
5.25 lakh voters are in the age group of 18-19 years.
Voting was held for 12 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in the first two phases on April 19 and 26. Voting for the remaining eight seats will be held in the fourth phase on May 13.
Among the nine Lok Sabha seats, Rajgarh recorded the highest turnout of 72.08 percent, followed by Vidisha at 69.2 percent, Guna at 68.93 percent, Betu at 67.97 percent, Sagar at 61.7 percent, Bhopal at 58.42 percent, Gwalior at 57.86 percent. The official said that till 5 pm, 55.25 percent voting took place in Morena and 50.96 percent voting took place in Bhind.
Former chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Digvijay Singh and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president V D Sharma were among the early voters.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who are contesting from Rajgarh and Guna respectively, will not be able to vote for themselves as the former is a registered voter from Bhopal, and the latter is registered to vote from Gwalior.Party sources gave this information.
BJP candidate from Vidisha seat Shivraj Singh Chauhan exercised his franchise along with his wife Sadhna Singh and two sons at a polling booth in his native village Jait in Sehore district.
Voting began at 7 am and will end at 6 pm at 20,456 polling stations, including 1,043 managed by women staff and 75 by disabled staff, an election official said.
To ensure smooth polling, the administration made local candidates sit in the police control room in Morena in the Gwalior-Chambal region, which I consider a sensitive area.
Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh Chauhan said that the police made BJP candidate Shivmangal Singh Tomar, BSP's Ramesh Chandra Gar and Congress candidate Satyapal Sikarwar sit in the police control room.
He said, the candidates came to the police control room with their consent and sa, as has happened here before.A total of 1.77 crore voters will decide the fate of 127 candidates contesting from Morena, Bhind (SC-reserved), Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha Bhopal, Rajgarh and Betul (ST-reserved) seats spread across 19 districts of the state. State.
Voting in Betul (ST) constituency was earlier scheduled to be held in the second phase on April 26, but it was postponed due to the death of a candidate.
A total of 127 candidates, including nine women, are in the fray in the third phase of elections.
Bhopal has the maximum number of 22 candidates, while Bhind has the least number of 7 candidates.The voters include 92.68 lakh males, 84.83 lakh females and 491 members of the third gender, while 1.66 lakh voters are 'Divyangjan' (people with disabilities), 88,106 voters are above 85 years of age, and 1,804 voters are above 100 years of age. Yes, said the poll officer.
5.25 lakh voters are in the age group of 18-19 years.
Voting was held for 12 of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in the first two phases on April 19 and 26. Voting for the remaining eight seats will be held in the fourth phase on May 13.
