Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Voters queue up at an election booth to cast their votes in Kolaras. Bypolls are underway in two constituencies in the state, Kolaras and Mungaoli. (Photo: ANI)
Voting for the bye-election of two constituencies, Mungaoli and Kolaras in Madhya Pradesh have come to a close for the day with Mungaoli recording a 77.05% voter turnout, as reported by news agency ANI. Instances of EVM malfunctioning due to technical glitches were reported from both constituencies. Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections later this year, the byepolls are a litmus test for the Shivraj Singh Chouhan led BJP government in the state. The two seats lie vacant following the demise of two Congress MLAs.
Campaigning for bye-election was marshalled by the top-ranked Congress and BJP leaders, including Chouhan and Jyotiraditya Scindia. The bye-elections are a major challenge for the Chouhan government, owing to farmer distress in the state. Last October, the Chouhan government launched the ‘Bhavantar-Yojana’ scheme, which pays farmers the difference between MSP and marketing prices.
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77.05% voter turnout recorded in Mungaoli bye-polls, reports ANI.
Polling continues in Madhya Pradesh's Mungaoli and Kolaras assembly bye-polls, reports ANI. (Image source: ANI)
Voter turnout 44.84 per cent in Kolaras and 47.01 per cent in Mungaoli till 1 pm, reports ANI.
Farmers in the state have demanded higher minimum support price (MSP), lower input costs and steady electricity supply. The issue has also been raised by Congress party in its campaign for the Mungaoli, Kolaras bye-elections.
16 per cent voter turnout recorded in Kolaras and 17 per cent voter turn out recorded in Mungaoli till 10 am, reports ANI.
"During mock poll, 15 VVPATs in Kolaras and 17 VVPATs in Mungaoli were found to be malfunctioning which were replaced later. Voting is currently continuing smoothly at all polling stations," said Saleena Singh, Chief Election Officer.
"I have been standing in queue for the past one hour, voting has not started since the EVM is not working," a voter said, reported news agency ANI.