Chhattisgarh Elections: 70 per cent turnout in phase one; EC says poll was peaceful

Voting for the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018 on Monday took place in eight Naxal-affected districts spread across 18 constituencies amid massive security. As many as 190 candidates, including state Chief Minister Raman Singh, are in the fray for 18 of the 90 Assembly seats. Off the total 31,80,014 people eligible for voting, 16,22,492 are women, while 15,57,435 are men.

Massive security arrangements have been made for the elections in Chhattisgarh's red belt in the wake of Naxal threat to disrupt polling. Around one lakh security personnel, including central paramilitary forces, have been deployed to ensure peaceful elections across the eight districts, which are prone to Naxal attacks.

The 18 Assembly seats where voting is being held today are - Dantewada, Bijapur, Konta, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Khujji, Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Bastar, Jagdalpur, Keshkal and Chitrakoot.

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