In view of lok Sabha elections, Election Commission has cleared the proposal for setting up 881 auxiliary polling booths in the State. Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind has directed all district election officers to ensure all necessary arrangements at auxiliary polling booths.
A total of 53,946 polling booths have been set up for 3-phase lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. One auxiliary polling booth has been set up at the polling booths with over 1500 voters.
In Sheopur district’s Vidhan Sabha constituencies, one auxiliary polling booth has been set up at Sheopur and 2 at Vijaypur, 4 each at Jaura and Sumawali, 15 at Morena, one each in Dimni and Ambah, 10 each at Gwalior and Gwalior East, 8 at Gwalior South and 3 at Bhitarwar, 3 at Dabra in Gwalior district, 10 at Sewdha, 1 at Bhander and 14 at Datia in Datia district, 8 at Karera, 2 at Pohri, 11 at Shivpuri and 5 at Pachhor in Shivpuri district, one at Bamori and 5 at Guna in Guna district, one at Narwali and 2 at Sagar in Sagar district, 9 at Tikamgarh, 3 at Prithvipur, 6 at Niwari and 7 at Khargapur in Tikamgarh district, 6 at Maharajpur, 3 each at Chandla and Raj Nagar, 8 at Chhatarpur, one at Bijawar and 3 in Malhara Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Chhatarpur district.
Three auxiliary polling booths have been set up at Damoh, one at Jabera in Damoh district, 4 at Pawai, 3 at Gunnaur and 5 in Guna in Guna district, 4 at Chitrakoot, 2 at Raigaon, 12 at Satna, one at Nagod, 7 at Maihar, 9 at Amarpatan and 11 at
Rampura in Satna district, 4 each at Sirmaur and Semariya, 8 at Mauganj, 2 at Manwagawan, 6 at Rewa and 5 at Gurh in Rewa district, 3 at Churhat, 9 at Sidhi, 2 at Sinhawal and 3 at Dhohni in Sidhi district, 2 at Beohari in Shahdol district, 7 at Chitrangi, 9 at Singrauli and 2 at Devsar in Singrauli district, 4 at Anuppur, one at Pushprajgarh in Anuppur district, 2 at Vijayraghavgarh, 11 at Mudwara and 6 at Bohriband in Katni district and 4 at Patan, 12 at Bargi, 5 at Jabalpur North, one each at Jabalpur East, Jabalpur Cantt. and Jabalpur West, and 4 polling booths each have been set up at Panagar and Sihora Vidhan Sabha constituencies, respectively in Jabalpur district.
One polling booth each has been set up at Shahpura and Dindori Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Dindori district, 3 at Bichhiya in Mandla district, 5 at Mandla, one each at Baihar, Paraswara and Waraseoni in Balaghat district, 5 at Barghat, 4 at Seoni, 6 at Keolari and 3 at lakhnadaun in Seoni district, 2 at Gotegaon, 5 at Narsinghpur, one at Tendukhera and 5 at Gadarwara in Narsinghpur district, one each at Junnardeo and Pandhurna and one at Harda in Harda district, 4 at Udaipura, 13 at Bhojpur, 7 at Sanchi and one at Silwani in Raisen district, 4 at Vidisha and one at Sironj in Vidisha district, 6 at Vidisha, 6 at Berasia, 9 at Bhopal North, 10 at Narela, 8 Bhopal South-West,10 at Bhopal Madhya, 14 at Govindpura and 25 at Huzur in Bhopal district, 3 at Budhni, 6 at Sehore in Sehore district, one at Rajgarh, 3 at Biaora, one at Rajgarh and 6 at Sarangpur in Rajgarh district, 3 at Shajapur, 2 at Shujalpur and 3 at Kalapipal in Shajapur district, 12 at Dewas, 3 at Khategaon and one at Bagli in Dewas district, 5 at Mandhata, 7 at Khandwa, 4 at Pandhana in Khandwa district and 2 at Nepa Nagar and one auxiliary polling booth has been set up at Burhanpur in Burhanpur district.
Similarly, 6 auxiliary polling booths have been set up at Bhikangaon, 2 at Maheshwar, 2 at Kasrawad, 3 at Khargone and 2 at Bhagwanpura in Khargone district, one at Sendhwa and Rajpur and 3 each at Pansemal and Barwani in Barwani district, 3 at Alirajpur in Alirajpur district, 4 at Sardarpur, 6 at Gandhwani, 6 at Kukshi, 11 at Manawar and 8 at Dharampuri, 9 at Dhar and 3 at Badnawar in Dhar district, 5 at Depalpur, 44 at Indore-3, 18 at Indore-4, 34 at Indore-5, 12 at Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), 26 at Rau and 9 auxiliary polling centres have been set up in Sanwer Vidhan Sabha constituency in Indore district.
One auxiliary polling booth has been set up in Ghattiya Vidhan Sabha constituency, 4 at Ujjain North and 6 at Ujjain South in Ujjain district, 8 at Mandsaur, one at Malhargarh, 4 at Suwasara and 6 at Garoth in Mandsaur district and 2 at Susner and one at Agar in Agar-Malwa district.