Blast injures BSF jawan as Chhattisgarh goes to polls

November 11, 2013 12:02

Within an hour of Chhattisgarh going to polls this morning, television channels and other media reported an outbreak of violence in the state's Kanker region.

A BSF paramilitary soldier was reported to have been injured in a blast in Bastar District's Kanker region.

On Sunday, two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were reported to have been injured in a landmine blast in Rajnandgaon District.

State Assembly polls are being held in 18 constituencies -- 12 in Bastar District and six in Rajnandgaon District.Chief Minister Raman Singh and three of his ministers are among 143 candidates contesting the polls in the first of the two-phase polls to the 90-member assembly. In all, 29,33,200 voters will be exercising their right to vote on Monday.

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