Electioneering has come to an end, and peoples’ decision on the luck of candidates would be sealed in the EVMs on Tuesday. Political parties on Monday night, considering it as Qatal Ki Raat (night of long knives), in spite of the strictness of the Election Commission, have spent all their strength.
Total 86 candidates, including 10 women, in the six Assembly constituencies of the district are testing their luck. When Durg City and Rural constituencies it would be three cornered fight, in Patan, Ahiwara, Bhilainagar and Vaishalinagar the contest would be in between the two national parties. Prestige of both the BJP and the Congress is at stake in these seats.
After the declaration of the election, candidates have put all their might in campaigning and made many promises with the people so that they may cast their votes in their favour. Now, it is the turn of the voters that to whom they favour. The 12 lakh voters of the district have to select six candidates.
In Durg City constituency, total 18 candidates, including one woman, are in the fray. The total voters in the constituency is 2,01,709, out of which 99,439 are women. In Durg rural, the total voters are 1,79,312, including 86,799 women.
In Patan constituency, total candidates are 11 including one woman. Number of voters in the seat is 1,70,581, including 83,492 women. Total number of candidates in Bhilainagar Constituency are 18, including one woman and the total voters are 1,65,548. In Vaishali Nagar, 18 candidates, including 2 women are in the fray. Total number of voters are 2,32,1441, including 1,11,212 women. In Ahiwara, the number of contestants are 10, including one woman and total voters are 1,88,871.
The Government has also made all preparations to conduct the election and arrangements have been made to deal with any untoward activities.
During the polling, strict action would be taken anyone who makes effort to woo voters. Nine local observation teams have been formed in all the six assembly constituencies of the district and parts of Bemetara and Saja.
The most interesting fight in the district is considered to be in Durg City constituency, where the Congress’ Arun Vora, BJP’s Hemchand Yadav and Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch’s Rajendra Sahu are in the field.
With the entry of National Peoples Party’s Gyanesh Dubey, the equation of political parties has said to be disturbed.