Owing to Naxal threats, re-polling in 4 booths of Antagarh constituency

Naxal's efforts to stall the Chhattisgarh assembly elections may not have materialised as they had planned, but it surely has hampered the polling process in 4 booths of Antagarh constituency of Bastar district.

"Polling parties could not reach 4 booths of Antagarh due to Naxal threat. Polling will be conducted in these areas again," confirmed State Chief Electoral Officer.

Forest Minister Vikram Usendi has been fielded from Antagarh seat which he had won against former Congress MLA Manturam Pawar in last elections with the margin of mere 109 votes.

Also, there has been no voter turnout in 42 polling booths in Sukma due to Maoist activities in the region. These polling booths are inside security camps.

Voting also failed to kick start in two hyper sensitive polling booths - Durgapur and Sitaram - of Kanker as polling parties were unable to reach the venue owing to Naxal resistance and looting of EVM machines from polling parties.

(With PTI inputs)

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