Assembly Elections ; MP - Single Phase -Around 72 % voter turnout ; Chhattisgarh - final phase- Over 68 % voting in polls

Voting for 230 assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh Assembly and 70 assembly seats of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections (Second Phase): conducted peacefully on November 17, 2023.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections:

Voting for 230 assembly seats conducted peacefully on November 17, 2023.
Over 72 percent voter turnout reported across the state.
Naxal-affected Balaghat district and some polling stations in Mandla and Dindori saw peaceful voting until 3 pm.
A total of 2,533 candidates contested, with the highest voting (85.49 percent) in Sailana constituency and the lowest (50.41 percent) in Bhind assembly constituency.
Varied voter turnout reported in different districts: 59 percent in Bhopal, 66 percent in Jabalpur, 61 percent in Gwalior, 65 percent in Indore, and over 80 percent in Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Seoni, and Shajapur districts.
Decorative arrangements and innovations by the Election Commission noted, with a positive voter response.
No untoward incidents reported at more than 64 thousand polling stations.
Notable leaders, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and others, await the counting of votes on December 3.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections (Second Phase):

Voting for 70 assembly seats completed peacefully with sporadic incidents.
Over 68 percent voter turnout recorded until 5 pm.
Highest turnout (82 percent) in Kurud assembly constituency, and the lowest (52 percent) in Raipur South (final figures awaited).
About 1 percent of cases of technical faults in machines reported and quickly resolved during voting.
Security force soldier martyred in a blast caused by Maoists during the return of the polling party from Bindranavagarh assembly constituency in Gariaband district.
A total of 959 candidates, including 130 women, contested in the second phase.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Assembly Speaker Dr. Charandas Mahant, Deputy Chief Minister T.S. Singh Dev, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, and others.
The fate of all candidates will be determined on December 3 during the counting of votes.

Q.: Which constituency recorded the highest voter turnout in the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections?