People are exercising their franchise to cast votes for the two assembly constituencies going for by-elections today, Budhni and Vijaypur, and the voters cast their votes between 7.00 AM and 6.00 PM.
The latest stir came when Mukesh Malhotra, the congress candidate from Vijaypur, was put under house arrest. Nevertheless, he was able to exercise his franchise with the help of police security in Siliguri.
In Khadi village of Vijaypur, people have levelled allegations of booth capturing. Some of the polling centers, particularly this one, are situated far away from civilization and deep into the jungle, and villagers say that a BJP person baited this booth. The videos of this alleged event are shared on social networks and increase people’s doubts about the actual equity of the voting.
The by-election in Madhya Pradesh got early on, with the candidates in both constituencies fighting for the win as the votes were being made. In Budhni, there are 20 contestants, and in Vijaypur, there are 11 contestants.
Altogether, five lakh voters shall determine the fortune of these contenders, of which Budhni witnesses BJP Ramakant Bhargava and Congress’s Rajkumar Patel while Vijaypur comes out to see BJP’s minister Ramniwas Rawat on the dit side and Congress Mukesh Malhotra as the contenders.
In Vijaypur, the total number of Voters is 254817, out of which Total Electors – Men = 135518 and total Electors – Women = 127126. Vijaypur has a total of polling stations a total of 327 with Urban as 15 and rural as 312 of which 164 have been categorized as critical. Provisions, which are extra-security measures taken on behalf of the polling process at these specific sensitive places, consist of 2 personnel of the police forces on duty and approximately 7 of the SAF (Special Armed Force).
The Madhya Pradesh by-election is attracting much attention with authorities seeking to prevent its derailment by accusations or subsequent reports of electoral malpractice. The results of these by-elections are expected to be keenly followed by both parties since they seek to gain a victory.
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