Election Update
New Delhi,Polling for 10 Lok Sabha
seats in Madhya Pradesh under the second-phase election in the state began
Thursda to decide the fate of 142 candidates, including 11 woman.The polling
began at 7 AM in Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh,
Khajuraho, Bhopal and Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituencies, official sources said.
The fate of number of prominent
candidates including Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia (from Guna), state BJP
unit president Narendra Singh Tomar from Gwalior, former minister and ex-Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's nephew Anoop Mishra (Morena) and former IAS
officer Dr Bhagirath Prasad, who joined BJP a day after getting Congress ticket
from Bhind, will be sealed in the EVMs during the day-long polling.Besides,
other prominent faces in fray include former Union Minister Prahlad Patel (from
Damoh), former minister Nagendra Singh (Khajuraho) and Rajgarh sitting MP
Narayan Singh Amlabe, who is considered close to Congress General Secretary
Digvijay Singh.The polling will be held till 6 PM, a measure taken by the
Election Commission for the first time in the electoral history of the country
to enhance voting percentage, specially during summers.Earlier, the polling
used to close at 5 PM, except in few constituencies where it got over earlier
also because of number of problems.A total of 1,67,12,806 voters will exercise
their right to franchise in the 10 constituencies where polling is being held
on 18,796 booths.For conducting polls in a free and fair manner, the Election
Commission has deployed 1.20 lakh poll staff and adequate number of central and
state police forces, specially in dacoit-infested Chambal region.The third and
final phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh on remaining ten seats will be held on
April 24. Under the first-phase, polling was held in nine constituencies on
April 10.
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