Election Commission data as of 3 pm shows that Mizoram recorded 69.86 percent of voters cast ballots, while in Chhattisgarh, 59.19 percent of voters cast ballots in the state’s 20 assembly seats during the first phase of voting. Voter turnout was 61.83 percent in the Bhanupratappur assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, 68 percent in Kanker, 73 percent in Mohla-Manpur, 65.67 percent in Antagarh, and 60.11 percent in Keshkal, according to poll panel data. Ten seats—Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Konta—were up for voting, and it began at seven in the morning.
According to poll panel data, Antagarh saw polling percentage of 65.67, Bhanupratappur 61.83 per cent, Kanker 68 per cent, Keshkal 60.11 per cent, Kondagaon 69.03 per cent, Narayanpur 53.55 per cent, Dantewada 51.9 per cent, Bijapur 30 per cent and Konta 50.12.
Voting for the remaining assembly constituencies – Pandaria, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Khujji, Bastar, Jagdalpur, and Chitrakote began at 8 am.
The polling will decide electoral fate of former Chief Minister Raman Singh and BJP leaders Lata Usendi and Gautam Uike. The prominent Congress leaders in fray in this phase include Mohammad Akbar, Savitri Manoj Mandavi, Mohan Markam, Vikram Mandavi and Kawasi Lakhma.