The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notification for the second phase of polls in three lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh.
According to the notification, polling will take place in Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund and Kanker lok Sabha seat on April 17. Polling will start at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm in seven Assembly areas under Rajnandgaon lok Sabha constituency. They are Pandaria, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon and Khujji.
However, polling will start at 7 am and conclude at 4 pm in Mohla-Manpur Assembly area, which Maoist-infested.Similarly voting will start at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm in four Assembly areas of Kanker lok Sabha constituency. They are Sihawa, Sanjari-Balod, Doudilohar and Gundardehi.
Voting will start at 7 am conclude at 4 pm at the remaining four Assembly areas of Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, and Keshkal. Polling will start at 7 am conclude at 6 pm in the area under Mahasamund lok Sabha constituency.Chief Electoral Officer of Chhattisgarh Sunil Kujur said candidates can file their nominations in the three lok Sabha seats until March 26. The nomination papers would be scrutinised on March 27.
March 29 will be the last date for withdrawal of nomination. He said 15 lakh 80 thousand voters will exercise their franchise in Rajnandgaon lok Sabha constituency. Of them, the number of male voters is more than 7,92,000, while the number of female voters is 7,88000, he said.