November 15th 2023.
Bhopal witnessed a low voter turnout in the 2018 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, with only 3.39% and 4.62% of the voters casting their ballots in Deendayal Nagar and another locality respectively. According to the Election Commission, 141 polling booths spread across six Assembly constituencies registered a polling percentage of less than 50%.
Bhopal Central had the most number of these polling booths with 44, followed by Govindpura with 38. Bhopal South-West had 26 booths with a voting percentage of less than 50%, while the two booths in Nehru Nagar under South-West Assembly constituency had a voter turnout of 12.03% and 16.14%.
The polling booths in the posh localities of the city also registered a low voter turnout. Eleven polling booths in Arera Colony under Bhopal Central Assembly constituency had a voting percentage of between 34.40% and 49.95%. Similarly, the polling percentage in Shyamla Hills under South-West Assembly constituency was 32.74%, and only 35.32% of the voters registered in MANIT cast their ballots. Three booths in Shivaji Nagar, where mainly state government employees lived, also had a less than 50% voting.
Koh-e-Fiza, an upscale residential area in Bhopal North constituency, witnessed a voter turnout of 42.91%. The other booths with a poor polling percentage were Badvai and Govindpura in Narela, Shahjehanabad in Bhopal North, Bagh Mugalia and Khajuri Kalan in Govindpura, Barkhedi Filter Plant in Central and Bairagarh in Huzur.
The constituency-wise voting percentage was highest in Huzur with 70.65%, followed by Narela with 66.01%, Uttar with 65.68%, Dakshin Paschim with 63.68%, Madhya with 61.36%, and Govindpura with 61.19%. Despite these low voting percentages, the BJP leader's supporter thrashed a local for addressing a complaint in Katni, for which a case has been registered.
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