Verdict 2018: All eyes on EVMs
Will EVMs be blamed if BJP wins today? And if Congress manages to wrest the states, will it still blame the EVMs?
Will EVMs be blamed if BJP wins today? And if Congress manages to wrest the states, will it still blame the EVMs?
599 candidates are school dropouts while 9 are illiterate. Only 111 female candidates are contesting in the second phase.
Minutes before the polling began, Maoists detonated an IED in Dantewada; in Pamed area of Bijapur district, 5 CoBRA personnel were injured in gunbattle with the Naxals
A total of 190 candidates are in the fray from the 18 Naxal-affected constituencies; nearly 1 lakh security personnel, 19,079 polling personnel deployed in 4,336 booths
Voting will be held on Monday in 18 seats spread over eight Naxal-affected districts in the state.
The model code of conduct has been put in place with immediate effect, Election Commissioner OP Rawat said.
