All votes were exercised in the Presidential polls in Chhattisgarh on Monday to choose between NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu and opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha.
“Cent percent voting was exercised in the state... The Assembly Speaker, the Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers and all legislators participated in the polls," a senior official in the state Assembly said.
Legislators Narayan Singh Chandel, Krishnamurthy Bandhi and Shivratan Sharma were the poling agents for the BJP while the Congress designated legislators Kuldeep Juneja and Mohit Ram Kerketta.
Observers Rakesh Ranjan and Malay Malik from the Election Commission and Chief Election Officer (Chhattisgarh) P. Dayanand were present.
Assembly Secretary Dinesh Sharma was the Presiding Officer as well as the Assistant Returning Officer.