Everything you need to know about Madhya Pradesh Elections 2018

Here’s all you need to know about Madhya Pradesh 2018 elections in detail.

Chief Minister of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan (C) poses with his wife Sadhna Singh (L) as they show their inked-fingers after casting their votes. FILE PIC/AFP.

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2018 has been a hard-fought battle for both the BJP and the Congress and on Tuesday millions from the state will exercise their franchise to elect new Assemblies. For the last 15 years, the central state was ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party having Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its Chief Minister. Returning to power for the fourth time in a row will definitely accentuate more trust among the voters in favour of BJP for the general elections in 2019. Factionalism within the party may have marred Congress’ prospects in the last decade but this time around the party has exemplified a resuscitated face in what is seen as a final attempt to obliterate the BJP before the Lok Sabha elections. The elections in Madhya Pradesh is considered as a virtual semi-final by political pundits. Here’s all you need to know about Madhya Pradesh 2018 elections in detail. Elections of Assembly in Madhya Pradesh – November 28, 2018 Result to be announced – December 11, 2018 Seats Number of assembly seats in MP – 230 Numbers of MLAs to form government – 116 Reserved seats for Scheduled Castes in MP – 35 Reserved seats for Scheduled Tribes in MP – 47 Polling Stations Number of polling stations in Madhya Pradesh – 65,341 Around 2,000 entirely women-only polling booths would be functional. 160 polling booths will be fully operated by differently-abled personnel Three lakh government employees including 45,000 women have been deployed on polling duty 12,000 Central Government Employees will be working as micro-observers at different place …………………………………….. Voters in Madhya Pradesh Total Voters – 504, 95,251 (5.04 crore) Male voters – 2, 63,01,300 (2.63 crore) Female voters – 2, 41, 30,390 (2.41 crore) Significance of Betul - The Betul assembly constituency is an unreserved seat in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. This seat has been the true reflection of the electoral mood of Madhya Pradesh since the state was created in 1956. Except in 1980, Betul has voted for the candidate who has ended up on the ruling side in Madhya Pradesh assembly. …………………………………………………. Number of rallies by main national leaders Narendra Modi – 10 rallies Rahul Gandhi – 27 rallies Amit Shah – 25 rallies …………………………………………. Party wise – Number of candidates contesting in 2018 BJP – 230 candidates Congress – 229 candidates BSP – 227 candidates Independent – 1094 candidates Shiv Sena – 81 candidates SP – 52 candidates AAP – 208 candidates Registered Unrecognized Parties – 725 candidates Total number of candidates – 2,899