Aatmja Kumari(Intern Journalist): Today by-elections are being held in many states across the country. It also includes Madhya Pradesh. Voting has begun for the by-elections in 28 assembly seats in 19 districts of the city. A total of 355 candidates are in the fray with 12 ministers of the state government. During the voting, 3 lakh 67 thousand 751 voters will vote. The voting time has been extended by one hour due to the Corona Pandemic. Actually, Corona-infected voters will vote in the last hour.
Let me tell you that for the first time by-elections are being held on so many seats in the state. This election will decide which government will be formed in the state. The results of this election will come on 10 November. The BJP currently has 107 MLAs in the 230-member House, while the Congress has 87 MLAs in the House.
BJP candidate for Gwalior Dabra by-election, Imrati Devi cast her vote at booth number 219. During this, she was seen in a red sari. Let me tell you that senior leader of Congress and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath made a comment against the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Imrati Devi. After this, the Election Commission had taken away the status of a star campaigner from Kamal Nath.
Voting is going on for the state assembly by-election in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. In this by-election in the Corona epidemic, arrangements have been made for thermal screening and sanitization of people at the polling station. Tell that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan also tweeted and said, ‘Friends, the hour of judgment has come! I appeal to all voters in the 28 seats to vote in maximum numbers following all the guidelines. According to the Election Commission, till 9 am, in the by-elections in 28 assembly seats, 7.70 percent voting was held.