Chhattisgarh polls: 72% voter turnout recorded in the second phase

According to state electoral officials, the final figure would be known only by Wednesday morning when all the polling parties would return to the district headquarters

Heavy turnout had been reported in the Chhattisgarh assembly elections as 72 constituencies today went to the polls to conclude the second and final phase of voting in the state.

Till the last figure came in, about 72 per cent polling in the 72 constituencies were recorded till 6 pm. In the first phase covering 18 seats, 76.28 per cent voters exercised their franchise on November 12 despite the majority of constituencies were in the Naxal-infested pockets. 

According to state electoral officials, the final figure would be known only by Wednesday morning when all the polling parties would return to the district