Election Commission
In Chhattisgarh, Bastar to go to polls on 11th April, 2019
Posted On:
08 APR 2019 2:15PM by PIB Delhi
In the State of Chhattisgarh, only one parliamentary constituency (PC) namely Bastar will be going to polls on 11th April, 2019. The Constituency of Bastar is reserved for the Schedule Tribe and has an electorate of 13,77,946 out of which 6,62,355 are male voters, 7,15,550 are female voters and 41 are others. The Number of Polling booths that have been set up are 1,878.
The PC of Bastar comprises of 8 assembly constituencies. The time schedule for polling at various assembly constituencies has been decided by the Election Commission. Polling will take place between 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM in assembly constituencies of Kondagaon, Chitrakot, Bastar and Jagdalpur while polling will take place between 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM in assembly constituencies of Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta due to security reasons.
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Gender
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Number of electorates
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Percentage of electorates
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Male
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6,62,355
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48.07%
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Female
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7,15,550
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51.93%
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Others
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41
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