GWALIOR/BHOPAL: 26% of the nearly 4.66 crore electors voted in the first four hours of polling for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh on Monday with reports of firing at more than seven polling booths in Chambal region, boycotts at nine booths and two cases of attempt to loot Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Tribal dominated Alirajpur district recorded lowest (13%) turnout of voters whereas Indore recorded highest (32%).
Polling was boycotted at nine booths of the state including Hosangabad, Ratlam, Gwalior, Raisen (4), Morena, Umeria, Betul and Itarsi.
"Around 26% polling was recorded in 230 constituencies of 51 districts till 12pm," Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind said. We expect that there will be an increase in polling percentage, when all figures arrive," he said violence was reported in 8 districts.
Nearly two dozen people were injured in the poll related violence in Bhind and Morena districts within two hours after the polling started. Nine persons including a woman were injured in firing at Sumawali constituency of Morena, where one of them is said to be in a critical condition.
Those injured in Sumawali were identified as Aanekram, Jasram, Deewan, Meera, Puna, Ram Barosi Kushwah, Ashok Parmar, Ajay Parmar and Saurabh Singh Sikarwar - aged 20 t0 30 years.
Ram Barosi Kushwah, a resident of Jiju ka Pura, who sustained a gun shot injury, is said to be in a critical condition. He has been referred to Gwalior.
Three others were injured in firing at Naka ka Pura polling booth at Morena constituency - Balkrishna Patel, 54, Suresh Singh 46, Haidel Singh, 23.
Four suspected Congress workers were arrested in Morena district after they fired shots in air and tried to loot the EVMs.
Similarly, Surendra Singh, 32, a BSP worker was injured in the firing that took place at Siyawali poll booth in Ater constituency. He was referred to Gwalior for further treatment. Firing also took place at Khurd poll booth in the same constituency.
Polling process got delayed at several polling stations across the state with electronic voting machines (EVMs) developing technical glitches. Also a polling officer died of cardiac arrest in Katni district.
Tribal dominated Alirajpur district recorded lowest (13%) turnout of voters whereas Indore recorded highest (32%).
Polling was boycotted at nine booths of the state including Hosangabad, Ratlam, Gwalior, Raisen (4), Morena, Umeria, Betul and Itarsi.
"Around 26% polling was recorded in 230 constituencies of 51 districts till 12pm," Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind said. We expect that there will be an increase in polling percentage, when all figures arrive," he said violence was reported in 8 districts.
Nearly two dozen people were injured in the poll related violence in Bhind and Morena districts within two hours after the polling started. Nine persons including a woman were injured in firing at Sumawali constituency of Morena, where one of them is said to be in a critical condition.
Those injured in Sumawali were identified as Aanekram, Jasram, Deewan, Meera, Puna, Ram Barosi Kushwah, Ashok Parmar, Ajay Parmar and Saurabh Singh Sikarwar - aged 20 t0 30 years.
Ram Barosi Kushwah, a resident of Jiju ka Pura, who sustained a gun shot injury, is said to be in a critical condition. He has been referred to Gwalior.
Three others were injured in firing at Naka ka Pura polling booth at Morena constituency - Balkrishna Patel, 54, Suresh Singh 46, Haidel Singh, 23.
Four suspected Congress workers were arrested in Morena district after they fired shots in air and tried to loot the EVMs.
Similarly, Surendra Singh, 32, a BSP worker was injured in the firing that took place at Siyawali poll booth in Ater constituency. He was referred to Gwalior for further treatment. Firing also took place at Khurd poll booth in the same constituency.
Polling process got delayed at several polling stations across the state with electronic voting machines (EVMs) developing technical glitches. Also a polling officer died of cardiac arrest in Katni district.
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