Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

The second and the final phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh began on Tuesday for 72 seats in a state that sends 90 legislatures. The state voted for 18 Naxal affected seats on November 12 in Bastar and Rajnandgaon in the first phase. The last phase will decide the fortune of 1,079 candidates, while over 1.54 crore voters, including 77.53 lakh male, 76.46 lakh female and 877 transgender will vote in the last phase of polling.

The voting at two out of 19,336 polling stations began an hour early, while rest are following the usual time of 8am-5pm slot. To ensure peaceful polling, more than one lakh security personnel have been deployed in the Naxal affected districts of Gariabad, Dhamtari, Mahasumund, Kabirdham, Jashpur, and Balrampur.

The incumbent BJP is currently banking on the majority with 43 seats out of 90, while Congress this time is confident of defeating the ruling Raman Singh-led BJP Government on the backdrop of many farmers agitation in the past one year.

Interestingly, there is a third element for the first time in the state, after Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), former chief minister Ajit Jogi’s Janata Congress Chhattisgarh and the Communist Party of India (CPI) joined hands to contest the polls.

The polling results will be announced on December 11 along with other state assembly elections.

By talharashid

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