Election Commission as well as district administration made all preparation for the by-election to lone Charkhari assembly seat of Bundelkhand region which would go to polls on Saturday. The voting would start from 8am in the Charkhari seat which is in Mahoba district. Altogether 8 candidates are in the fray with Urmila Devi of the SP, Akhilesh Rajpoot of the BJP and Ram Jeevan of the Congress are the main contenders .Urmila Devi , is the wife of Kaptan Singh Rajpoot, whose conviction in a murder case is the reason for the bypolls .
Additional CEO Ramakant Pandey, said here on Friday that all arrangements for smooth conduct of the by-polls have been completed. Counting of votes for the by-polls would be held on April 15. Around 3.31 lakh voters including 1.81 lakh males and 1.53 lakh females are eligible to vote in their by-polls at 379 polling booths in the assembly segment. Interestingly, by-election in the seat is being held for the second time in a year after the sitting Samajwadi Party member Kaptan Singh Rajpoot was disqualified after being convicted in a murder case.
Rajpoot had wrested the seat from BJP, after the sitting MlA and present Union Minister Uma Bharati got elected to lok Sabha from Jhansi seat. Earlier Election Commission had announced by-polls in Charkhari and Pharenda assembly segments but Supreme court had stayed the polling process of Pharenda. However, on Thurday, the SC had cleared the way for the by-polls in Pharenda. By-polls to Rasra assembly seat had also been stayed by the SC.