Notably, Tawnluia was also the oldest candidate in the 2018 assembly elections when he contested from the same seat. He had fought on the party ticket in 1987, 1989, 1998, and 2003.
The Congress party carried out a campaign in the state, accusing the BJP of prioritising happenings in Israel over addressing the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur
Mizo National Front (MNF) leader Robert Romawia Royte shifted his constituency from Aizawl East-II to Hachhek to unseat Congress sitting MLA Lalrindika Ralte.
Dantewada has traditionally been under the influence of the Karma family. After losing the seat in 2018, the Congress retained it in 2019 bypolls and Devati Karma was the winner.
Mizoram Elections 2023: Despite the violence in neighbouring Manipur, Mizoram goes to the polls after concluding a peaceful election campaign without the abhorrent practices seen in many other Indian states like political violence, hate speech and cash for votes. Of course, drugs are a problem but that transcends politics
Chhattisgarh Election 2023: Congress’s narrative, originally focused on MSP for Minor Forest Produce and Tendu Patta procurement, loan waiver promise and MSP on paddy produce, is getting overshadowed in most seats by the simmering polarisation over religious conversions in the tribal community, which the BJP is attempting to tap
Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: The chief minister towers over the state Congress, other party leaders and sitting MLAs in terms of popularity, having taken special care to keep the farming community happy. But given how victory margins have been slim until 2013 and the benefit of anti-incumbency is with BJP this time, this is a contest that can go either way
The total number of voters in the 20 constituencies are 40,78,681, comprising 19,93,937 men, 20,84,675 women and 69 third-gender persons, they said.
Over 8.57 lakh voters, including 4.39 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the electoral fate of 174 candidates.
Polling began at 7 am in 10 of the 20 assembly constituencies where elections are being held in the first phase. It will end at 3 pm.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023 Phase 1 Highlights: Out of over 2,900 polling booths, 600 polling booths were in the high security zone in Bastar region. A three-layer security cordon has been prepared for these polling booths.
Assembly elections 2023 Highlights: Mizoram has seen 69% voter turnout so far, while Chhattisgarh saw 59.19% as the first phase of voting got underway for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh, including many that fall under the Naxal-affected Bastar division. Mizo National Front is hoping for a comeback in the 40-member assembly
Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, who is the party's election in-charge in Telangana, claimed there is anger among people that the BRS government has betrayed them.
In Mizoram, the ruling MNF is campaigning fiercely to retain power, facing competition from ZPM, BJP, and Congress. In Chhattisgarh, CM Bhupesh Baghel leads Congress's campaign, while BJP banks on PM Modi in the first phase with 20 contested constituencies.
Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2023 first phase: The first phase of campaigning saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacking Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over the alleged Mahadev betting app scam, while other leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party spoke on religious conversion, deteriorating law and order and corruption.
I first contested in 1983 as no government took care of my family. They did not give us land for farming, I earned a livelihood as a labourer throughout my life, says Singh.
He said Shah will also attend a chaupal meeting in Bidiyad (Parbatsar).
Addressing a rally in Jodhpur in Rajasthan ahead of the November 25 assembly polls, the Congress president also said the prime minister is thinking of the poor now because it is election time.
The incident occurred at around 4 pm when four polling parties escorted by security personnel were heading to their respective polling stations under Chhotebethiya police station limits, a police official said.
Voting will begin in all 1,276 polling stations across Mizoram at 7 am and continue till 4 pm, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas said.
Addressing a rally in Kukshi town in tribal-dominated Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls will be held on November 17, she slammed the Narenda Modi government for its economic policies, including privatisation of state-run units to benefit industrialists.
Chouhan's comments come against the backdrop of a spat between Congress leader Kamal Nath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the failed electoral tie-up in Madhya Pradesh.
The party said the government acted against Baghel instead of praising him for his early demand for a ban on the app, and added the people will give a befitting reply to the BJP in the assembly polls for its actions.
Telangana MLAs are the richest of the five, and the state also has the maximum share of MLAs with criminal cases registered against them. No state has done too well when it comes to female representation.
Sardarpura is seen as a Congress stronghold with Gehlot winning from the seat in all elections since 1998. He received 63 per cent votes in the 2018 assembly elections.
