28 Nov, 22:16 (IST)

75 % voter turn out recorded in Mizoram in the assembly elections

28 Nov, 22:06 (IST)

75 % voter turn out recorded in Madhya Pradesh in the assembly elections.

28 Nov, 20:14 (IST)

75% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Mizoram., Meanwhile, 74.61% voter turnout recorded till 6 pm in Madhya Pradesh.

28 Nov, 16:06 (IST)

According to reports, 66%, 64% and 68% polling was reported from the Maoist-affected of Madhya Pradesh including Baihar, Lanjhi and Paraswada constituencies respectively. As per details available, voting for these seats closed at 3 pm.

28 Nov, 15:25 (IST)

The Office of Chief Electoral Officer informed that a total of 58% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in Mizoram while in Madhya Pradesh, a total of 50% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm.

28 Nov, 15:10 (IST)

In Madhya Pradesh, 34.99% voter turnout was recorded till 2 pm. Reports inform that Pradeep Singh Bhadauria, a polling agent of the Congress candidate in Mehgaon was shot at and is currently seriously injured.

28 Nov, 14:49 (IST)

34.99% voter turnout recorded till 2 pm in Madhya Pradesh. Kamal Nath, Congress on showing his election symbol after casting his vote in Chhindwara said, "I had already cast my vote. When people asked me when those from media asked me whom I have voted for I showed this (palm). What else could have I done? Show a lotus?"

28 Nov, 13:43 (IST)

49% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in Mizoram. Reports inform that men and women dressed in traditional attires were seen queued up outside the many polling stations in all districts well before voting began at 7 a.m. Around 25 per cent of the 7,68,181 voters cast their votes by 10 a.m., Deputy Additional Chief Electoral Officer C.C. Lalchhuangkina told IANS over the phone quoting reports from all eight districts.

28 Nov, 13:25 (IST)

In Madhya Pradesh, 28.68% voting was recorded till 1 PM. Reports inform that over 70 malfunctioning EVMs have been replaced and incidents of violence reported from Bhind district, which is located in the Gwalior-Chambal region. Reports inform that State Congress president Kamal Nath has demanded repoll on Thursday for all those areas where EVMs malfunctioned and voters left after seeing long queues.

28 Nov, 12:23 (IST)

Brisk polling is underway in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. 21% voting recorded in Madhya Pradesh till 11 am and nearly 25 per cent of 7.68 lakh voters casting their votes in the first three hours in Mizoram.

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New Delhi, November 28: The voting for 230 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh and 40 constituencies in Mizoram began on Wednesday morning at 8 AM amid tight security. The polling in both states will conclude at 4 PM on the same day. The BJP and the Congress have been campaigning to woo voters. Leaders of both the parties often launched personal attacks, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi leading the charge of their parties.

In Madhya Pradesh, among the 2,907 candidates, the BJP has fielded candidates for all 230 seats while the Congress is contesting in 229 seats leaving one seat, Jatara in Tikamgarh district, for Sharad Yadav-led LJD. Meanwhile, the BSP has fielded 227 candidates and the SP is contesting 51 seats. There are 1,102 independent candidates. During the polling last time. of the 230 seats, the BJP won 165, Congress 58, BSP four and independents three. Assembly Elections 2018 Full Schedule: Check Voting & Result Dates of Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Mizoram. 

In Mizoram, a total of 209 candidates are in the fray for the polls in the state. The poll battle is majorly between the Congress and the Mizo National Front (MNF) through the BJP is also seeking to make its presence felt. The Congress has fielded 40 candidates while the BJP and MNF are contesting in 39 and 40 constituencies respectively.