Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: 16 teams that went to vote have not returned yet, Chief Electoral Officer said – still waiting
Voting for the first phase of assembly elections for 90 seats in Chhattisgarh took place on Tuesday. According to the Election Commission, voting was conducted for 20 seats in the first phase. A total of 76.4 percent voting took place on these assembly seats of 11 districts of the state. Amidst claims of conducting safe and peaceful voting, incidents of Naxalite violence have also come to light. State Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale gave this information during a press conference in Raipur on Wednesday.
During a conversation with the media, he said that 16 polling teams sent by the Commission to various areas to conduct voting have not returned yet. Still waiting for them.
Chief Electoral Officer Reena Baba Saheb Kangale, while sharing the information about the first phase of elections, said that the fate of a total of 223 candidates in the state has been sealed in EVMs. There were also complaints of EVM malfunctioning during the elections, after which 62 EVMs were replaced. . He said that 126 new polling stations were established for this time’s elections. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, incidents of Naxalite encounters took place at 3 places during the first phase of voting.
lowest voter turnout
It was told in the press conference of the Election Commission that 68.3 percent voting took place in Chitrakote and 62.90 percent voting took place in Chandmeta. Whereas in Konta Mankapal, 70 percent voting was recorded. He said that 16 polling parties have still not returned. They are being brought back. 156 teams were sent by chopper. 2 injured security personnel have been sent to Delhi AIIMS.
