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Chhattisgarh Election Voting Highlights: Polling Concludes With Over 68% Turnout; CM Baghel Confident Of Winning

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 08:00 PM (IST)

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 Live Updates: The polling for the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 will begin today at 7 am, with polling scheduled at remaining 70 seats. The polling will decide the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy TS Singh Deo, eight state ministers and four members of Parliament. The ruling Congress, voted to office in 2018 after 15 years in opposition, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the main contenders for power in the state, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and some regional outfits are also in the fray. A total of 958 candidates -- 827 men, 130 women and one transgender person -- are contesting for 70 seats spread across 22 districts. As many as 1,63,14,479 voters -- 81,41,624 men , 81,72,171 women and 684 of third gender -- are eligible to exercise their franchise at 18,833 polling booths.

04:19 PM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Live Voting 2nd Phase: 'No Competition,' Says CM Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Live: Ahead of casting his vote, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Durg assembly constituency Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said, "We are more than 75 seats...The fight here is one-sided; there is no competition."

02:23 PM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: 'Good News Coming From Everywhere', Says CM Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Election Updates: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that people are reachinf the polling booth and exercising their voting rights.

"Good news is coming from everywhere. People are reaching the polling booth and exercising their voting rights. I appeal to those who are at home to cast their vote. Everywhere there is a one-sided environment, the trust is on Congress," Baghel said.

12:31 PM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Election Updates: Chhattisgarh Deputy CM TS Singh Deo Casts Vote

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Ambikapur, TS Singh Deo cast his vote at a polling booth in Rajmohini Devi Girls College.

12:27 PM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: Farmers Are Happy In State, Says CM Bhupesh Baghel's Daughter

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's daughter Smita Baghel on Friday said that farmers in the state are happy and the Congress will "surely get their blessings".

"When I went for campaigning this time, there was a difference from the last time. That time we were in opposition, and we had to talk about our policies. This time when I went, people were only telling us, like they got half the electricity bill. Farmers are happy in Chhattisgarh. We will surely get their blessings," Smita Baghel said.

12:19 PM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: Collector Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure Says Most Polling Parties Are Women

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Collector Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure says, "A unique combination is formed in our North assembly constituency that most of the polling parties are women. This initiative was brought about by women only that they'll handle the Vidhan Sabha polling. When we started the training, there was an excitement amongst women. They are handling EVMs very smoothly"

12:12 PM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Elections: Governor Biswabhushan Harichandan Casts Vote In Raipur

Chhattisgarh Election Updates: Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan cast his vote at a polling booth in Raipur as election is underway in the seond phase in the state.

10:27 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Updates: 6 Per Cent Voter Turnout Till 9:30 AM

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Updates: Chhattisgarh records 6 per cent voter turnout in the first two hours of polling.

10:03 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: BJP Leader Dharamlal Kaushik Casts Vote

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dharamlal Kaushik casts on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Bilaspur in the second phase.

09:21 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: Appeal People To Cast Vote In 'Mahaparv' Of Democracy, Says State Minister

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: Congress candidate contesting Durg Rural, Tamradhwaj Sahu after casting his vote said appealed to everyone to exercise their franchise in this 'mahaparv' of democracy.

"I appeal to everyone to cast vote in large numbers. It is the 'mahaparv' to elect good public representatives and everyone must participate in it...There is great enthusiasm in voters. Congress will get absolute majority. We are considering more than 74 seats," Sahu said.

09:10 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: State Home Minister Casts Vote In Durg

Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: Congress candidate and state Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu contesting from the Durg Rural constituency casts his vote at a polling booth in Durg.

08:40 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: Voters Begin To Reach Polling Booths To Exercise Their Franchise

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: As voting for all 70 seats in Chhattisgarh began, a voter in a wheelchair was seen being helped to reach the polling booth in Raipur to exercise his franchise.

08:29 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh BJP President Arun Sao Casts Vote In Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls: BJP state president and party's candidate from Lormi, Arun Sao casts his vote at a polling booth in Bilaspur.

08:25 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: 'People Have Made Up Their Minds For A Change', Says BJP's Arun Sao

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: The Bharatiya Janara Party (BJP) candidate from the Lormi seat on Friday urged everyone to cast their votes and encourage others to vote as well.

"In Chhattisgarh, people have made up their minds for a change. They have decided that they will bring in a change. Public is going to vote for a prosperous and developed Chhattisgarh," Sao said.

08:22 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: State BJP President Arun Sao Offers Prayers In Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh Elections: Bharatiya Janata Party's state president and candidate from Lormi, Arun Sao on Friday offered prayers at a temple in Bilaspur as voting began for the second phase of the state Assembly elections.

07:28 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: First Phase Of Voting Saw 78 Per Cent Voter Turnout

Chhattisgarh Poll Updates: The first phase of elections for 20 seats in the Naxal-affected state, with a 90-member assembly, was held on November 7 and saw a high voter turnout of 78 per cent.

07:24 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Elections Updates: Congress Candidate Jai Singh Agarwal Fielded Against BJP's Lakhanlal Dewangan In Korba

Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: In Korba constituency, the Congress has fielded Jai Singh Agarwal, who is presently the Revenue Minister of the state while BJP has fielded party vice president Lakhanlal Dewangan to contest in the electoral race.

07:15 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: 'Vote For Betterment Of Chhattisgarh', Says Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: "Today polling will happen for the remaining 70 seats. Your one vote will decide the future of youth, farmers, women. Please move out of your homes to vote. Vote for the betterment of Chhattisgarh," Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said as voting began for the assembly polls.

07:05 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Live Updates Phase 2: Voting Begins For 9 Seats

Voting begins for nine seats in the second phase of the Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Phase 2. The rest of the seats will begin polling at 8 AM.

06:58 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Chunav Live News: Key Candidates

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Congress leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo, BJP MP Vijay Baghel, BJP's Rajesh Agrawal,Janata Congress' Amit Jogi, Congress' Charan Das Mahant, BJP's Khilawan Sahu, BJP's Brij Mohan Agrawal, Mahant Ram Sundar of Congress, BJP state chief Arun Sao, Congress leader Jai Singh Agrawal are among the key candidates today.

06:53 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Election 2023 Live Updates Phase 2: Key Seats

Chhattisgarh Election 2023: Raipur City West, Patan, Ambikapur, Raipur City South, Korba, Sakti, Durg Rural and Lormi are among some of the key seats that go to polls in the second phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly election today.

06:51 AM, 17 Nov 2023

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2nd Phase Voting Today: Follow LIVE

Welcome To Jagran English's LIVE coverage of Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023 2nd Phase voting. The polling for 70 of the 90 seats will begin shortly at over 18,800 polling stations. The 70 seats will witness a total of 958 candidates go up against each other. The counting of votes to the 90-member assembly will be held on December 3.