49 pc voting in MP till 3 pm

An average 49.02 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 3 pm across six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh Monday, an official said. The polling began at 7 am.

"An average 49.02 per cent turnout was recorded till 3 pm," an election official said. The voting figures till 3 pm were as follows: Sidhi- 34.95 per cent, Shahdol-51.91 per cent, Jabalpur-48.71 per cent, Mandla-51.34 per cent, Balaghat-54.48 per cent and Chhindwara- 54.04 per cent.

In Chhindwara assembly by-poll, where Chief Minister Kamal Nath is in the fray, the voting percentage till 3 pm was 53.33 per cent. Barring the Naxal-affected Baiher, Lanjhi and Paraswada Assembly segments under Balaghat parliamentary seat, polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm everywhere.

In Naxal-affected areas, polling will be held from 7 am to 4 pm.