A voter turnout of 71% was recorded in Madhya Pradesh today till 5 p.m. even as some disputes erupted between the supporters of the ruling BJP and opposition Congress.

Incidents of clashes reported

Incidents of stone pelting were reported in Dhimni Assembly constituency of Morena district. However, the police managed to normalise the situation and polling was continuing. At least two persons were reported injured. A video of the incident went viral on social media.

The incident of stone pelting was also reported outside the polling station in Manhad village of Mehgaon assembly constituency of Bhind district. As per the report, BJP candidate Rakesh Shukla sustained minor injuries during the incident. Police reached the spot and the situation was brought under control.

In another incident in Harda district, a person reportedly died of electrocution at a polling booth. While in Indore’s Mhow assembly seat, BJP workers attacked Congress supporters with swords.

Talking to the press, two-time former chief minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh said, “There is news of some violence during the voting in Madhya Pradesh and I believe that the government will work in a fair manner.”

Madhya Pradesh elections

Voting for the 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh was conducted today from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., across 64,626 polling booths, with 17,032 categorised as sensitive.

There are a total 5.59 cr registered voters in Madhya Pradesh, of which 2.87 cr are male and 2.71 cr female, while 1,292 others are of the third gender.

According to the Election Commission of India, there are a total 2,533 candidates in the fray, including chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as well as union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Faggan Singh Kulaste, and Prahlad Patel.

The main parties in the fray are Congress, the BJP, Aam Aadmi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP).

The results would be announced on Dec 3 along with four other poll-bound states - Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. In 2018, the Congress had won 114 seats against the BJP’s 109.

The Congress had managed to form the government with the support of independent MLAs and Samajwadi Party and BSP legislators. However, Kamal Nath’s government was toppled and the BJP was back in power again in March 2020.

(Source: IANS)

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