Assembly Election 2018: Low voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh with 50% until 3pm and voter turnout in Mizoram remains 58% till 3pm

The polling in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram is underway and the low voter turnout in MP is being seen since morning.

The Madhya Pradesh saw a 50% voter turnout in the assembly polling until 3 pm, whereas Mizoram voted 58% until 3 pm.

Both the states have been facing the error and heat of the Electronic Voting Machine and the VVPAT’s as many complaints were filed in the Election Commission regarding the faulty EVM’s. Many of them were removed and replaced by the commission officers and at some places, a delay in voting has happened.

Even in the farmers hub, Mandsaur, 10 voting machines were fond to be faulty and the voting was halted for some time.

In Mizoram, at some constituencies, there have been reports of faulty EVMs otherwise the election process in Mizoram has been smooth and swift with a 58% turnout until now.

In Madhya Pradesh, 3 officials lost their lives during the poll duty, in which 2 were from the Election Commission and one of them was a teacher.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed grief over the issue and has said that “My heart goes out to officers who lost their lives while on duty in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections. My condolences to the family of the officers. We stand with you in this difficult time.”

Voting in the Maoist-affected constituency of Baihar, Lanjhi and Paraswada got over at 3 pm as it was started in the morning at 7. The voter turnout remains 66%, 64% and 68%

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