in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Khandwa parliamentary constituency; Prithvipur, Raigaon and Jobat assembly segments where Madhya Pradesh by-elections are underway.\u00a0 There are bypolls for four seats today, and 22 percent of booths are critical<\/p>\n
The official polling timings are 0700-1800 hrs. A total of 48 candidates are contesting their electoral chances and counting is scheduled for Tuesday. Khandwa has a 19,68,805-strong electorate; Prithvipur 1,98,542; Raigaon 2,07,443 and Jobat 2,75,214 while the polling centres number 2,908; 306; 313 and 417 respectively \u2013 of these 865 are sensitive. Webcasting is being undertaken at 874 centres and 361 are being monitored through closed-circuit television.<\/p>\n
As many as 10,027 balloting units (including reserve ones); 5,517 control units and 5,886 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail units have been provided; it was officially learnt. Novel coronavirus protection-related protocol is being observed. In Khandwa, the principal contest is between Mr Gyaneshwar Patil (Bharatiya Janata Party) and Mr Rajnarayan Singh Purni (Congress) who are among 16 contestants. Former minister Sulochana Rawat (BJP) and Mr Mahesh Patel (Cong) are in a six-cornered fight in Alirajpur district\u2019s Jobat (Scheduled Tribes).<\/p>\n
In Vindhya region\u2019s Satna district\u2019s Raigaon (Scheduled Castes), Mrs Pratima Bagri (BJP) is locking horns with Mrs Kalpana Verma (Cong) and 14 others. Bundelkhand region\u2019s Niwari district\u2019s Prithvipur is witnessing a 10-cornered struggle where Mr Shishupal Singh (BJP) and Mr Nitendra Singh Rathore (Cong) are the main contenders. The by-elections have been necessitated by the demises of BJP leader Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan (Khandwa), the Congress\u2019 Kalawati Bhuriya (Jobat), BJP\u2019s Jugul Kishor Bagri (Raigaon) and Congress\u2019 Brajendra Singh Rathore (Prithvipur). Fifty Special Armed Force companies from other states and eight from within Madhya Pradesh have been stationed.<\/p>\n
A total 914 officers of the ranks of deputy superintendent, town inspector, sub-inspector or assistant sub-inspector; 6,962 head constables\/constables; 3,123 Home Guard personnel and 3,945 special police officers are on duty. As many as 42 interstate check-posts, 37 inter-district ones, 55 flying squads and 64 static surveillance teams are part of the arrangements.<\/p>\n
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