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75 pc polling in Chhattisgarh
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75 pc Polling in C’garh, Naxal-Affected Chhattisgarh Record, Chhattisgarh Elections. With a high voter turnout of 75 per cent in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls on Tuesday, both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress claimed to secure the popular mandate to rule the state.
Raipur/New Delhi (PTI): Naxal-affected Chhattisgarh recorded the highest-ever polling of around 75 per cent as elections were held on Tuesday in 72 constituencies in the second phase which went off peacefully barring an incident in which one person was killed and two others were injured in firing by CRPF personnel following a scuffle.
- State recorded turnout of 71.09 per cent in 2008
- Except one incident, polling was very peaceful: EC
- One killed in firing by CRPF personnel
With a high voter turnout of 75 per cent in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls on Tuesday, both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress claimed to secure the popular mandate to rule the state.
One person was killed and two others injured in firing by CRPF personnel following a scuffle.
The state recorded a voter turnout of 71.09 per cent in the 2008 assembly elections.
Chief Minister Raman Singh, who is eyeing a hat-trick, said he was overwhelmed to see the turnout during both the phases.
"I express my gratitude to the electorates, police and administration for the conduct of successful election," Singh said.
"I am confident that we will make a hat-trick," he added.
While around 75 per cent polling was recorded for the final phase, the percentage of polling stood at 75.53 in the first phase of elections held for 18 seats on November 11 in eight Maoist-hit districts.
In final phase, 72 constituencies spread across 19 districts were up for grabs.
Singh attributed the huge turnouts to development works carried out by his government in the state.
"During BJP's Vikas Yatra across the state, I had seen the trust and faith of people in my government. Huge crowds of people, particularly women and youth, extended their support to Vikas Yatra programme," the Chief Minister said.
Singh claimed that developmental schemes implemented in various sectors in the last ten years "have touched the heart of people."
The main opposition Congress, which targeted the ruling BJP on the issue of Jiram Ghati naxal attack throughout its campaign, claimed that party will dislodge the Raman Singh government this time.
Congress has been out of power for 10 years now.
State unit Congress chief Charandas Mahant said the huge turnout
in both the phases reflected awareness among voters.
"Record turnout reflects that people have voted against bad governance of BJP. Now a period of false promises, crime against women, forgery and bad governance will come to an end.”
"It was a peaceful poll marked by very impressive turnout. Barring one incident, polling was very peaceful in the second phase of elections in which 72 constituencies went to polls today...The voter tunrout is the highest-ever so far," Deputy Election Commissioner R Balakrishnan told reporters in Delhi.
Meanwhile, a scuffle broke out between Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat, who is the BJP candidate from Raipur City West seat, and an election observer, who is a senior IAS officer, at a polling booth.Later, both have lodged complaints against each other.
The scuffle between candidate Rajesh Munat and observer Subodh Yadav, the senior IAS officer, took place over deployment of security personnel at the Ayurvedic College polling booth in Raipur City West constituency, Raipur Superintendent of Police O P Pal told PTI.
The exchange of words grew so intense that both sides entered into a heated argument, he said. .
Later both complained about threatening and using derogatory remarks against each other during the polling process, he said.
EC seizes Rs16 crore
Over Rs 16 crores in cash has been seized till now by EC-appointed surveillance teams and check squads in five poll-bound states, with Rajasthan topping the chart with the recovery of Rs 7.13 crore.
Apart from Rajasthan, which goes to polls on December 1, Madhya Pradesh, which will vote on November 25, has recorded a total cash seizure of Rs 5.69 crore, Chhattisgarh 3.86 crore (last phase pollings today) while in both Delhi and Mizoram the seizures have been a few lakhs. The EC has deployed a team of officials drawn from the Income Tax department, Service Tax and Customs and police officials to be deployed in these states, voting for their respective Assemblies, as 'election expenditure observers'.
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