06:14 PM | Total 74.6 per cent of voting recorded in Madhya Pradesh, told Election Commission.
05:52 PM | 66 per cent, 64 per cent and 68 per cent polling was reported from the Maoist affected constituencies including Baihar, Lanjhi and Paraswada respectively.
05:20 PM | The elections in Madhya Pradesh had registered 55.2 per cent of polling till 05:00 PM, media reports claimed.
04:48 PM | Around 745 EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) machines were replaced after complaints of technical snags, MP’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V L Kantha Rao told media.
03:50 PM | Three persons have been arrested in connection with the firing outside polling booth number 72 in Bhind constituency.
03:43 PM | Fifty per cent voter turnout was recorded in Madhya Pradesh till 03:00 PM.
03:11 PM | Chhindwara district has witnessed good voters turnout with 45.62 per cent votes till 02:30 PM.
02:06 PM | Till 1.30 pm, a total of 31.33per cent voters have cast their votes in the Madhya Pradesh.
01:37 PM | Responding to Congress party’s demand to extend polling time in affected booths, Chief election Commissioner OP Rawat said that there are provisions for extension of time in the law, and the local officers can take a call on it.
01:17 PM | Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Kamal Nath alleged that the voting seems to be getting affected only in regions which were Congress’ stronghold.
12:49 PM | Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh has recorded 33.23 per cent voters turnout till noon. Mandsaur was the epicentre of agrarian crisis in June 2017, which resulted in the deaths of six farmers during police action.
12:25 PM | Election Commission has declared Rs 10 lakh each as compensation for the kin of the EC officials who passed away while on election duty on Wednesday.
11:25 AM | State minister and senior BJP leader Devraj Singh Parihar was caught carrying approximately Rs 10 lakh in his car which the Congress alleges was meant for ‘cash for vote’.
11:10 AM | 10 candidates put under house arrest in Bhind
Around 10 candidates, including those of Congress and the BJP in five seats of Bhind district have been put under house arrest. The move has come as a precautionary measure as Bhind remains a sensitive region prone to political violence during election season.
11:00 AM | Congress candidate PC Sharma staged protest against EVM malfunctioning in several booths of in Bhopal South-West assembly constituency.
10:40 AM | Three poll officers die of cardiac arrest
One Election Commission official in Guna, and two in Indore have passed away due to cardiac arrest.
10:20 AM | Voters boycott polling in Satna district
Voters have boycotted polling in Madai village in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district over the unavailability of schools in the village.
10:15 AM | Police detains BJP, Congress candidates following clashes
According to the reports, the police has detained BJP candidate Arvind Singh Bhadauriya and Congress candidate Hemant Katare from Ater in Bhind, to prevent any kind of untoward situation. They have been kept at the circuit house.
9:40 AM | BJP’s three-time Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan exercised his franchise in Budhni.
He is seeking reelection from here. Speaking to reporters after casting his vote, Shivraj said that the BJP’s target is 200 seats and hence will form the government again. “We are 100% certain that BJP will form government with an absolute majority. We have set a target of 200 seats and our lakhs of volunteers are working to make it a reality,” he said.
9:00 AM | Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath casted his vote in Chhindwara.
“I have full faith in the people of Madhya Pradesh. They are simple and innocent people who have been robbed for a long time by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),” said Kamal Nath.
8:35 AM | Reportedly EVM machines were not working properly at few polling booths like that of Dabra in Gwalior district. The Election Commission officials have been informed about the glitch and efforts are underway to address the issue.
8:00 AM | The polling process for 227 constituencies in the state has begun. Voting for three constituencies began at 7am.
Polling across all 230 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh is underway amid tight security. According to Election Commission, over 65,000 polling stations have been set in the state, with special pink booths designated to encourage women voters. A total of 5.04 crore voters including 2.63 crore males, 2.41 crore females, 1,389 third gender and 62,172 postal electors are eligible to exercise their franchise. Around 3,046 booths will be secured by an all-women’s force.
78,870 EVMs are being used for the conducting elections. Physically challenged employees will manage 160 booths, while 3,046 polling centres will have all-women staff.
