INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BHOPALl/INDORE: The gruesome murder of a Congress corporator early on Friday cast a shadow over polling in MP, which was marred by violence
Despite this, the turnout was 76.1% by 11pm, well past the 75.6% reported in 2018 and expected to cross the 80% mark.Women, who make up
48.5% of MP's 5.6 crore electorate, seemed to outnumber men in the queues but exact figures were not available.Hours before voting,
Khajuraho corporator Salman Khan, who was accompanying Congress candidate Vikram Singh Natiraja, was mowed down by vehicles that were
allegedly part of BJP candidate Arvind Pateria's convoy after an altercation over right of way in a village in Chhatarpur
A murder case has been registered against Pateria and 18 others
He denied the charges.Officials said incidents of violence had been reported from 23 places
There was a bomb attack on a Congress office in Jabalpur in which a police officer was injured
There were reports of shots being fired too.No cases of violence in Red zones: MP poll panel chiefReports of violence kept coming in from
different regions all day
Officials said incidents of violence had been reported from 23 places, with major flashpoints being Dimani, Ater, Mhow, Indore-1 and
Close to 200 complaints of poll code violation were reported.In Dimani, where Union minister Narottam Singh Tomar is in the fray, there were
allegations of gunfire and stone-pelting at two booths
Many were injured and one of the victims, Prince Tomar, is in critical condition with shrapnel injuries to the head
leader was surrounded by a mob in Manharh village.Clashes were reported in Bhopal and Indore, too, during voting
Videos have emerged of the incident.Fights broke out in Indore-1 area as well, where BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya is
taking on Congress MLA Sanjay Shukla.Two groups clashed in tribal-dominated Manglia village of Mhow during polling on Friday morning
front of several witnesses
The incident took place in Akona village of Rajnagar assembly constituency at 4am, three hours before polling began
When we confronted them, BJP workers began hurling abuses
During the altercation, I re-entered the car but Salman, who was driving, was outside and BJP workers ran him over
lowest at 54.4%.As of 11pm, at least 87 of 230 constituencies in the state reported more than 75% voter turnout (27% reporting over 80%) but
polling was below 60% in 16 constituencies
The final numbers are likely to be higher.Among high-profile seats, Budhni, where CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is seeking re-election, reported
81.6% polling, while Chhindwara, where former CM Kamal Nath is contesting, saw a turnout of 81.5%
Indore-1 reported comparatively low polling of 62.3%.
