27% voting in Madhya Pradesh, 49% in Mizoram till 1 pm

November 28, 2018 14:29

Around 27 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Wednesday during elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly while two polling officials died on duty, officials said.

There were also complaints of technical snags in the electronic voting machines at some places following which 70 EVMs were replaced at various polling booths, MP's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V L Kantha Rao said.

Two polling officials died due to health issues while performing their duties in Indore and Guna districts, another election official said.

The families of these employees would be given an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each, he said.

In Mizoram, 49 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm.

According to a public relations officer of the Election Commission, around 27 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm in MP.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Budhni seat, and his wife Sadhana Singh cast their votes at his native village Jait, which is part of his assembly constituency.

Earlier, Chouhan also offered prayers at a local temple.

The Congress has fielded former Union minister Arun Yadav against Chouhan.

Congress state president Kamal Nath cast his vote in Chhindwara district while the party's campaign committee chief Jyotiraditya Scindia exercised his franchise in Gwalior.

Nath expressed concern over complaints of technical snags in EVMs.

'Several reports are coming from across the state that EVMs are not working. This has been affecting the polling.

'Long queues are being witnessed in the city. EC should immediately take decision. The EVMs should be changed,' he said in a tweet. -- PTI

IMAGE: First time voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes for the assembly elections, at a polling station in Bhopal on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI Photo

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