INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
officials said on Saturday
Polling was held for all 230 constituencies in a single phase on Friday
Seoni district in east MP recorded the highest voter turnout of 85.68%, while the tribal-dominated Alirajpur in the western region saw the
lowest voter turnout of 60.1%, officials said.The second highest voter turnout of 85.23% was recorded in the Naxalites-hit Balaghat district
in the western region sharing a border with Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, indicating that ballots prevailed over bullets as Maoists
discouraged people from voting and put roadblocks in the process.Rural high minus urban low in Chhattisgarh 2nd phaseChhattisgarh recorded a
turnout of 75% in Phase-II of the assembly elections, notching up an overall average of 76.3%, a shade lower than the 2018 polling of
76.4%.Polling was quite subdued in urban areas, but electrifying in the rural belt
What it means for the parties in the fray, especially governing Congress and main opposition BJP, will be learnt on December 3.The Election
Commission released revised figures for both phases and declared the average turnout to be 76.3%.In the high-profile Patan seat, where CM
Bhupesh Baghel is contesting, 84.3% of voters exercised their franchise
