Chhattisgarh records 71 pc voting in first phase

Raipur, Nov 7 (UNI) An estimated 71 percent turnout was recorded in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday during the largely-peaceful maiden phase of Assembly poll, covering 20 constituencies, including ten in areas severely affected by Left-wing extremism. A CRPF officer was injured when an IED exploded within the restive Sukma district of Bastar division. Amid heavy security…

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Mizoram: About 33% polling recorded till noon

Aizawl, Nov 7 (UNI) Close to 33 percent of the voters exercised their franchise under fine sunny weather in the first five hours as Mizoram went to the hustings on Tuesday to elect a 40-member Assembly. Large numbers of people lined up at their respective polling stations across the tiny North Eastern mountainous state since…

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