While the second phase of polling on Tuesday recorded 74.7 per cent polling, the first phase of elections in the Naxalite-affected areas of Bastar in the state in which 18 constituencies went to polls on November 11 witnessed 75.53 per cent. The state recorded a voter turnout of 71.09 per cent in the 2008 assembly elections. "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.
A man was killed and two others were injured in firing by CRPF personnel at Bhindarwani polling booth of Saja assembly constituency in Bemetara district this afternoon following a scuffle with a group of people. Polling was withheld for about half-an-hour after the incident and later it resumed, officials said.
According to state DGP Ram Niwas, the incident took place when five people in an inebriated state reached Bhindarwani village and started arguing with a Central Reserve Police Force personnel who was on duty at the polling booth.
There were conflicting versions on the firing with one claiming it was accidental and another saying the CRPF man pulled the trigger in the heat of the moment.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident and the CRPF man has been removed from duty, the DGP said. "The injured were admitted to Durg hospital," he said, adding, the body of the deceased has been brought to Raipur for postmortem. A total of 1.40 crore voters were to cast their votes to elect 72 candidates in which 843 candidates, including 75 women, were in the fray.
The Election Commission has seized cash and other items of Rs 8.69 crore and 38,780 litres of liquor valued at Rs 1.3 crore during the second phase of elections. A total of 22 paid news cases have also been detected and notices sent.
Governor Shekhar Dutt, chief minister Raman Singh, state assembly speaker Dharamlal Kaushik and leader of opposition in assembly Ravindra Choubey have exercised their franchise in their respective constituency.
State's governor Shekhar Dutt exercised his franchise in Raipur City North seat where BJP's Srichand Sundarani and Congress's sitting MLA Kuldeep Singh Juneja are in close contest.
Chief minister Raman Singh voted in his hometown which falls in Kawardha constituency while speaker Dharamlal Kaushik exercised his vote in Bilha constituency.
Kaushik had won this seat against Congress candidate Siyaram Kaushik by 6,070 votes in 2008 elections.
Congress has given another opportunity to Siyaram this time from the same seat.
Ravindra Choubey voted in his home constituency Saja.
Over one lakh security force personnel have been deployed across the state to ensure peaceful polling, he said.
The polling is underway in central and north Chhattisgarh, where 72 each from the BJP, and Congress, are in the fray.
There are 75 women contestants.
The maximum number of candidates are fielded in Raipur City South constituency where 38 nominees are in the fray, while least number of candidates is in Saraipali with five.
The fate of state assembly speaker Dharamlal Kaushik (Bilha constituency) and nine ministers will be decided in the first phase.
The prominent candidates included home minister Nanki Ram Kanwar (Rampur seat), school education minister Brijmohan Agrawal (Raipur City South), housing and environment minister Rajesh Munat (Raipur City West), health minister Amar Agrawal (Bilaspur), water resources minister Ramvichar Netam (Ramanujganj) and panchayat and rural development minister Hemchand Yadav (Durg City), agriculture minister Chandrashekhar Sahu (Abhanpur), Punnulal Mohile (Mungeli) and revenue and rehabilitation minister Dayaldas Baghel (Nawagarh).
State BJP president Ramsewak Paikra (Pratappur) besides the leader of opposition Ravindra Choubey (Saja), wife of the former chief minister Ajit Jogi, Renu Jogi (Kota) will be decided in this phase.
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