MP, Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: Voting to commence from 8 am
MP, Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: Voting will commence for 70 constituencies in Chhattisgarh and 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh on Friday morning. The counting of votes will take place on December 3 for both states.“The second phase of voting for Chhattisgarh legislative assembly will be held tomorrow.
In the second phase, voting will be done at 70 legislative assembly regions in 22 districts. The time for voting for all 70 legislative assemblies will be 8 am to 5 pm," Reena Babasaheb Kangale, Chhattisgarh Chief Electoral Officer said on Thursday in a press conference.These Naxal-affected areas will see voting from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm.
A total of 2,533 candidates are in the fray with the main battle for power between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. As many as 5,60,60,925 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise on Friday.Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh will hold its second phase of elections from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Nine polling booths in the Naxal-affected Bindranawagarh area will however hold polls from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. A total of 958 candidates have been fielded across these 70 seats spread across 22 districts in the state.Check all the LIVE Updates hereThe second phase of the election is scheduled for Friday, encompassing all 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh and 70 seats in Chhattisgarh.The primary electoral contest in these Hindi heartland states is predominantly between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.
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