New Delhi:
Chhattisgarh recorded a total of 74.17 per cent turnout, with more than 1.85 crore electors cast their votes. In the second phase of polling held Tuesday in 72 assembly seats, the voter turnout was recorded at 71.93 per cent till 6 PM. The overall turnout is less by nearly three per cent as compared to the last elections, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Subrat Sahoo said the final turnout percentage may rise. "An average turnout of 71.93 per cent was recorded in 72 constituencies till 6 pm. The polling was completely peaceful and incident-free. The polling time ended at 5 pm but those voters who were still in line were given tokens and allowed to vote," Sahoo said at a press conference after the polling in Ranchi on Tuesday evening.
During polling, 114 ballot units, 89 control units and 359 VVPATs of EVMs were replaced due to technical snag, he said. Naxal-affected Assembly constituencies in Kabirdham, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Balod and Balrampur districts witnessed peaceful polling, Sahoo said.
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71.93% voter turnout recorded in the second phase of the Chhattisgarh assembly polls: Election Commission
58.47% voting recorded till 4 PM in the second phase of voting.
58.47 % voting recorded till 4 PM in the second phase of voting #ChhattisgarhElections pic.twitter.com/tOd2PSHTe1
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh casts his vote at a polling booth in Kawardha. pic.twitter.com/pSql5Q3lsq
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Presiding officer arrested from Ajit Jogi-bastion Marwahi.
12.54% voting recorded till 10 AM in the second phase of voting
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) President Ajit Jogi and his son Amit Jogi cast their votes at a polling booth in Pendra. #ChhattisgarhAssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/2lZCXfmCBp
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Voting did not start in the Urumduga polling booth in Koreya due to an EVM glitch, Firstpost reported. Voting also stopped in a polling centre in the Bharatpur Sonhat Vidhan Sabha after the EVM stopped working. In Raipur, voting on booth numbers 126 and 127 was halted because of EVM malfunction.
Voting has begun for the second and final phase of polling on 72 seats. Visuals from a polling booth in Ambikapur #ChhattisgarhElections2018 pic.twitter.com/FybsqIZN17
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Voting has begun for the second phase of polling on 72 seats in 19 districts of the state. Visuals from Pendra in Bilaspur #ChhattisgarhElections2018 pic.twitter.com/PGIWYJTMys
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Chhattisgarh: Visuals from a polling station in Bilaspur district's Pendra. Voting for the second phase of #ChhattisgarhElections2018 will be conducted today. 72 constituencies will undergo voting at 8 am today. pic.twitter.com/6aiydKuluz
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Chhattisgarh: Visuals from a polling station in Kabirdham district's Kawardha. Voting for the second phase of #ChhattisgarhElections2018 will be conducted today. 72 constituencies will undergo voting at 8 am today. . pic.twitter.com/qKldzHu858
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Chhattisgarh: Visuals from a polling station in Durg district's Patan. Voting for the 72 constituencies in second phase of #ChhattisgarhElections2018 will be conducted today, polling will begin at 8 am. pic.twitter.com/xeuUCsgsfV
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Chhattisgarh: Mock polling being conducted at a polling station in Surguja's Ambikapur. Voting for the second phase of #ChhattisgarhElections2018 will begin at 8 am today. 72 constituencies spread across 19 districts are undergoing polling today. pic.twitter.com/UuBjhXawAx
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