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Voters cross red line in Bastar, 66% turn up at polling booths

| Tuesday | 13th November, 2018

But it's too early to conclude this to be the lone reason for the dip in polling percentage. Even on voting day, there were gunfights in Bijapur and Sukma where five CRPF personnel were injured and two Maoists killed. RAIPUR: The first phase of voting in 18 constituencies in Chhattisgarh saw 66% turnout despite a string of Maoist attacks in the run-up to the polls - an indication that people of Bastar are prepared to break free from the shackles of red terror.This was the average polling figure the EC put out at 10pm and may go up marginally with data still coming in from remote polling stations. It is likely to end up close to the 2013 turnout of 76% and fall short of the 67% seen in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.Maoists had called for a poll boycott and killed 14 people, including four civilians, in the run-up to the elections.

RAIPUR: The first phase of voting in 18 constituencies in Chhattisgarh saw 66% turnout despite a string of Maoist attacks in the run-up to the polls - an indication that people of Bastar are prepared to break free from the shackles of red terror.This was the average polling figure the EC put out at 10pm and may go up marginally with data still coming in from remote polling stations. It is likely to end up close to the 2013 turnout of 76% and fall short of the 67% seen in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.Maoists had called for a poll boycott and killed 14 people, including four civilians, in the run-up to the elections. Even on voting day, there were gunfights in Bijapur and Sukma where five CRPF personnel were injured and two Maoists killed. But it's too early to conclude this to be the lone reason for the dip in polling percentage. P 7

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