In a distressing incident that occurred in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, an IED (improvised explosive device) blast left a BSF (Border Security Force) constable and two members of a polling team injured. The incident transpired as a joint party comprised of BSF personnel and District Force members were en route from Camp Marbeda to the Rengaghati Rengagondi polling station, along with four polling teams dispatched from the Chhotebetiya police station in the Kanker district.
"A BSF constable and 2 polling team members were injured in an IED blast that took place in Kanker today. A joint party of BSF and District Force was going from Camp Marbeda to Rengaghati Rengagondi polling station with 04 polling teams from Chhotebetiya police station of district Kanker. Injured are undergoing treatment and their condition is normal," said police as quoted by news agency ANI.
Further investigations are underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the explosion.
This incident transpired just a day before scheduled polling in Chhattisgarh. The state's 90-member Assembly is set to vote in two phases on November 7 and 17, with the vote counting taking place in December, alongside other states with upcoming elections.
State to vote in two phases on November 7 and 17
The state is all set to vote for its next Chief Minister as the Election Commission (EC) announced the full schedule for the upcoming assembly polls. In a press conference, EC announced that the polling in Chhattisgarh will take place in two phases. The first phase of polling for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh will take place on November 7, 2023. The remaining 70 seats in the state will go to polls on November 17. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in the press conference announced that the counting of votes for all five states will take place on December 3.
The Election Commission in a press conference said that five state assemblies of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana will go to polls on different days beginning November 7 and the votes will be counted on December 3.
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