Guna/Bhopal/Indore/Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Nov 28 (ANI): Voting commenced in Madhya Pradesh for 230 Assembly seats on Wednesday. Polling began at 7 am in three constituencies in Maoist-hit Balaghat district amid tight security, while polling in rest of the constituencies began at 8 am. The polling will conclude by 5 pm in the state. Voting will take place at 65,341 polling booths, which have been set up for the single-phase elections to 230 seats of the state Assembly. As many as 2,000 booths are entirely being operated by women staff. On the other hand, special arrangements have been made for visually impaired persons to help them cast their votes. According to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Madhya Pradesh, VL Kantha Rao, 12,000 central government employees will be working as micro-observers at different places. A total of 5,04,95,251 voters will cast their votes to decide the fortune of as many as 2, 907 candidates, who are in the fray. Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a high decibel campaign for the poll, which has remained a direct battle of ballots between the ruling BJP and the Congress. The State Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure that polling takes place in a free and fair manner. The result of the polls will be declared on December 11.
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