Of the six seats that went to polls on the day, Chhindwara topped the charts in terms of voter turnout with 79.18 percent, followed by Balaghat at 73.18 percent, Mandla at 72.49 percent, Shahdol at 63.73 percent, Jabalpur at 60.52 percent, and Sidhi at 55.19 percent in the first phase, as
Madhya Pradesh recorded a robust 53.40 per cent voter turnout till 3 am in the first phase of polling for six parliamentary seats in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission on Friday.
CM Yadav also said that he was happy that over 1.09 crore voters would be voting in six Lok Sabha seats in the state which include Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat and Chhindwara in the first phase of LS polls.
For six seats, 88 candidates are in the fray, including former Chief Minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath from Chhindwara and Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste from Mandla (ST).
Six parliamentary seats in the state of Madhya Pradesh- Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat and Chhindwara - will go to the polls in the first phase of polling on April 19.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a grand roadshow in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Sunday as part of the BJP's election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to kick off the party's election campaign in Madhya Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding a grand roadshow in Jabalpur.
Addressing the public at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said, "If the BJP wins these match-fixed elections, and changes the Constitution, the whole country will be on fire. Remember this."
Highlighting the achievements of the Bhartiya Janata party under PM Modi's rule, BJP national President JP Nadda on Tuesday said that it is the hard work of the past generations, which has led the BJP on the path of grand triumph.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, CM said, "Today's the last day to fill out the nomination paper for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. I am going to Chhindwara, Balaghat and Jabalpur. I hope the BJP will win unanimously in this region including Chhindwara. I am experiencing it during my c