Countdown to Silence: Campaigning to Halt in 70 Chhattisgarh Assembly Constituencies on November 15
- 958 candidates are vying for victory in the second phase
TFP Bureau, Raipur; Nov 14, 2023: With the clock ticking down to the second phase of voting in 70 assembly constituencies for the Chhattisgarh Assembly General Election-2023, the clamor of campaigning will be stilled by 5 pm on Wednesday, 15 November. As per election regulations, public forums will fall silent 48 hours before voting concludes, though candidates may continue building public relations through door-to-door interactions during this period. A total of 958 candidates are vying for victory in the second phase, comprising 827 males, 130 females, and one candidate of the third gender.
As Chhattisgarh gears up for the second phase, scheduled for November 17, a diverse electorate of one crore 63 lakh 14 thousand 479 voters is poised to exercise their franchise. Among them, 81 lakh 41 thousand 624 are male voters, 81 lakh 72 thousand 171 are female voters, and 684 belong to the third gender. To facilitate this democratic process, a network of 18 thousand 833 polling stations has been established, including 700 Sangwari polling stations with exclusive deployment of women polling personnel.
In the second phase, voting will unfold across 70 assembly constituencies, adhering to the established time frame of 8 am to 5 pm. However, in the Bindranwagarh assembly constituency, nine polling stations—Kamarbhaudi, Aamora, Odh, Bade Gobra, Ganwargaon, Gariba, Nagesh, Sahbinakchhar, and Kodomali—will open their doors from 7 am to 3 pm. The remaining polling stations in Bindranwagarh, along with the other 69 assembly constituencies, will welcome voters from 8 am to 5 pm.
The spectrum of constituencies involved in this phase encompasses a wide range, including Bharatpur-Sonhat, Manendragarh, Baikunthpur, Premnagar, Bhatgaon, Pratappur, Ramanujganj, Samri, Lundra, Ambikapur, Sitapur, Jashpur, Kunkuri, Pathalgaon, Lailunga, Raigarh, Sarangarh, Kharsia, Dharamjaigarh, Rampur, Korba, Katghora, Pali-Tanakhar, Marwahi, Kota, Lormi, Mungeli, Takhatpur, Bilha, Bilaspur, Beltara, Masturi, Akaltara, Janjgir-Champa, Sakti, Chandrapur, Jaijapur, Pamgarh, Saraipali, Basna, Khallari, Mahasamund, Bilaigarh, Kasdol, Balodabazar, Bhatapara, Dharsiwa, Raipur Rural, Raipur Nagar West, Raipur Nagar North, Raipur Nagar South, Arang, Abhanpur, Rajim, Bindranavagarh, Sihawa, Kurud, Dhamtari, Sanjari-Balod, Dondilohara, Gunderdehi, Patan, Durg Rural, Durg City, Bhilai Nagar, Vaishali Nagar, Ahiwara, Saja, Bemetara, and Navagarh assembly constituencies.*
