Raipur: About 68 per cent polling was reported in the eight polling booths across the four assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh that went for re-polling today.

No untoward incident has been reported from any part of the state though re-polling was also held in Naxal-infested Keshkal and Antagarh constituencies.

Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Arvind Dixit said that the polling was peaceful and the average polling about 68 per cent.

Around 79 per cent polling was registered in two booths under Kunkuri constituency, 77 per cent at one booth under Dondilohara constituency, 70 per cent at the two booths under Antagarh constituency and an average 48 per cent in three booths under Keshkal constituency, Dixit said.

Re-polling in these eight booths under four assembly constituencies was necessitated due to excess voting during elections. As against the number of voters in the electoral rolls, more votes were polled in those constituencies.

So far re-polling was held in 57 booths in the state since the end of the two-phased election on November 20. While the first re-polling was held on November 24 for 33 booths in seven constituencies, on November 25,16 booths in seven constituencies went for re-polls on November 25.

In the first re-polling about 50 per cent voters had exercised their franchise, about 65 per cent voters cast their votes the second day and today about 68 per cent of voters cast their votes.

Voting was held in Chhattisgarh in two phases. In the first phase, 39 seats went for voting on November 14 and in the second phase 51 seats went for voting on November 20. Counting of votes will be held on December 8.
Source : PTI