MP Election 2023: Over 71% voter turnout recorded as voting ends, violence hits Dimani | All that happened today
Follow MP, Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023 voting LIVE updates here The Agar Malwa district recorded the highest voter turnout at 82 per cent, while the lowest turnout was recorded in the Alirajpur district (56.24 per cent). "Districts like Bhopal, Alirajpur, and Gwalior recorded the lowest voting percentage so far," Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan was quoted by news agency PTI as saying while giving details of the elections after 3 pm. Madhya Pradesh had seen 60.52 per cent voter turn-out till 3 pm in all the 230 assembly seats, and till 1 pm, the voter turnout in the state was recorded at 45.40 per cent.
ALSO READ: Madhya Pradesh Assembly election 2023 voting on November 17: Key contenders, constituencies, other details The voting for the Madhya Pradesh Election began at 7 am and concluded at 6 pm. However, the voting at three polling centres in Balaghat and at four polling stations in Dindori was held between 7 am and 3 pm. There are three districts that are Naxal-affected in the state which include Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori.
Incidents of violence was reported at polling booths 147-148 of Dimani Assembly constituency in Mirghan of the Morena district as the voting was under on Friday. News agency ANI reported a person sustained injuried after stones were pelted in the area. Reacting to the incident of violence in Morena, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said, "I spoke with the SP and Collector.
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