A look at the first phase of elections in 18 Naxal-hit constituencies of Chhattisgarh
First phase of the two-phase polls in 18 assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh concluded on November 12. The 18 constituencies together recorded 69.03 percent voting
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Security personnel stand guard as people wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station at Mangnar in Naxal-affected Bastar district during the first phase of Assembly elections. (Image: PTI)
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Voters line up in Kondagaon during the first phase of the two-phase assembly polls on November 12. The first phase recorded a 69 percent turnout in the Naxal-hit districts. (Image: CEO Chhattisgar/Twitter).
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A serpentine queue outside a polling station in Solana, Hamirgarh. (Image: PTI)
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National Cadet Corps (NCC) volunteers seen helping elderly voters in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. (Image: CEO Chhattisgarh/Twitter).
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Women voters in Dantewada's Murki. According to the Election Commission, women voters turned out to vote while also taking the initiative to bring other women to the voting booth. (Image: CEO Chhattisgarh/Twitter).
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CRPF personnel help an elderly voter reach a polling station for casting her vote during the first phase of Assembly elections in Sukma district. (Image: PTI)
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A polling station set up under a tree during the first phase of Assembly elections in Sukma (Image: PTI).
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Security personnel stand guard as voters wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station in Dantewada. (Image: PTI)
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