Bhopal: Chief Electoral Officer Shri Anupam Rajan said that the voting process will run from 7 am to 6 pm on November 17 in the state. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Election Commission of India.
Shri Rajan said that the process of mock poll will start from 5:30 am, one and a half hour before the start of voting. This process will take place in the presence of the candidate or his authorized agent. If a candidate or his agent does not appear at the polling station at 5:30, he will be made to wait for 15 minutes. After this, the process of mock poll will be started in the presence of polling parties and other members. There is a provision to conduct mock poll with minimum 50 votes, in which NOTA will also be included. Before starting the process of mock poll, the ballot unit and VVPAT will be kept in the VVPAT compartment. The control unit will have to be placed on the table of the presiding officer or the table of the polling officer.
Shri Rajan said that the voting process will continue from 7 am to 3 pm in some assembly constituencies of Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori districts of the state. This includes all the polling stations of three assembly constituencies 108-Baihar (ST), 109-Lanji and 110-Paraswada of Balaghat district, 47 polling stations of 105-Bichhiya assembly constituency of Mandla district, 107-Mandla assembly constituency. The voting process will run from 7 am to 3 pm at 8 polling stations under Dindori district and 40 polling stations of Dindori assembly constituency no. 104.
