Assembly Elections 2023 live: Mizoram registers 77.04% voter turnout, Chhattisgarh records 70.87%
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CHENNAI: As the people of Mizoram and 20 seats of Chhattisgarh are going to cast their vote in the five-state elections, which are considered to be the semifinals of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, take a look at how have the parties fared in the SC and ST constituencies of both the states.
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7 Nov 2023 11:50 AM IST"The main poll issue here (Rajnandgaon and Bastar) is the Congress government's failure and corruption. None of their leaders are clean and people of Chhattisgarh know it," says BJP Rajanandgaon MP Santosh Pandey.
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- 7 Nov 2023 11:40 AM IST
22.97% voter turnout recorded till 11 am in Chhattisgarh and 26.43% in Mizoram.
- 7 Nov 2023 11:38 AM IST
"From our side, one of the poll promises is strengthening the existing Lokayukta. We have Lokayukta only for the namesake. It doesn't really have the manpower to work. If you want to fight corruption, you have to strengthen it. We also promised that we will bring in CBI, that alone could be a game-changer," Lalnghinglova Hmar added.
- 7 Nov 2023 11:37 AM IST
"If the biggest of all the promises is fulfilled then the rest will fall in line. The biggest promise from our side is that of a corruption-free government," ZPM (Zoram People's Movement) candidate Lalnghinglova Hmar.
- 7 Nov 2023 11:33 AM IST
"I certainly believe that we shall be able to form the government on our own without any coalition. Situation will not arise in which we will need other parties. MNF will be able to form the government. BJP is our friend in the sense that in the Centre we are the NDA partners but not here in the State," Mizoram CM Zoramthanga adds.
- 7 Nov 2023 11:25 AM IST
"I have cast my vote and visited half of my constituency. I believe that we shall be able to form the government and in my constituency we hope we shall get an overwhelming victory," says Mizoram CM Zoramthanga after casting his vote.
- 7 Nov 2023 11:19 AM IST
A vote for the Congress party is a vote for peace and progress, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
My dear sisters and brothers of Mizoram, a vote for congress party is vote for peace and progress. Come out and vote in large numbers to protect your culture, identity and your way of life.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 7, 2023 - 7 Nov 2023 11:02 AM IST
"I extend my best wishes to those who are contesting elections today. I pray for positive and good politics in the country," says AAP MP Sandeep Pathak on the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh and Mizoram.
- 7 Nov 2023 10:56 AM IST
"Polling is being held in 12 Assembly constituencies of Bastar division. Adequate security arrangements have been made in all areas. We have special security forces too. Arrangements are in place to ensure that all voters cast their votes in a safe environment. We appeal to the people to exericse their franchise safely, says Bastar IG P Sundarraj as voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh Election 2023 continues.
