Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind has urged people to vote fearlessly. He said that necessary security arrangements have been ensured in all 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh for free, fair and peaceful election.
The CEO said that voting is every eligible citizen’s right. He urged people to come forward to vote in order to strengthen democracy. Elections will be held in the state at all 53 thousand 946 polling booths on November 25. Polling will be held from 8 am to 5 pm in 227 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and from 7 am to 3 pm in 3 constituencies of Balaghat district including 108-Baihar, 109-lanji and 110-Paraswara.
Govind said that Election Commission of India wishes that the real voter gets opportunity to exercise franchise and fake voting is prevented. For this, special security and monitoring arrangements have been made. The CEO said that anti-social, mischievous and vested interest elements have been warned not to indulge in any activity on polling day which might land them in grave trouble. Constant and keen watch is being maintained on such people. He urged government staff on poll duty to discharge their duty with total impartiality.
Meanwhile, leaders of political parties and social organisations have also called on the people of the state to vote. Prominent leaders who have called on the people to vote include chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, leader of opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly Ajay Singh, state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and MP Narendra Singh Tomar, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP Kantilal Bhuria and others.