नवीनतम
MP bypoll: Polling begins in Budhni and Vijaypur
BHOPAL [Maha Media]: Early voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh's Vijaypur and Budhni assembly bypolls registered as low, with just 17.86% and 16.90% as of 9 am, according to polling authorities. Voting began smoothly across both constituencies, reported Chief Electoral Officer Sukhveer Singh.
The Vijaypur by-election was required after former Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat switched allegiance to the BJP, earning a ministerial role in the state's cabinet. Budhni's bypoll followed the election of ex-chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to the Lok Sabha.
Voting was held in 327 polling stations in Vijaypur and 363 in Budhni, where nearly 2,760 officials and staff were deployed to ensure the polls' successful execution. A significant security presence, including district police and special officers, was also arranged.
The bypoll to Budhni seat is being held since MLA and former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was elected to the Lok Sabha and is now Union Agriculture Minister.
The counting of votes for bypolls in all the states across the country is scheduled for November 23.
