Chhattisgarh Elections: First phase polling underway

Voting for the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 is underway in eight Naxal-affected districts spread across 18 constituencies amid massive security. As many as 190 candidates, including state Chief Minister Raman Singh, are in the fray for 18 of the 90 Assembly seats. Off the total 31,80,014 people eligible for voting, 16,22,492 are women, while 15,57,435 are men.