Maha LS polls: 30.19 pc voter turnout till 1 pm

Maharashtra registered 30.19 per cent voting till 1 am in seven constituencies where polling was underway in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.

According to a district election official, the Naxal-hit Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha seat witnessed 41.87 per cent voting in six hours since the commencement of polling at 7 am, while 32.02 per cent electorate cast their votes in Bhandara-Gondiya.

Besides, Chandrapur recorded 30.5 per cent polling till 1 am, followed by Wardha - 30.22 per cent, Nagpur - 27.47 per cent, Yavatmal-Washim - 26.09 per cent and and Ramtek (SC)- 23.19 per cent.

All these constituencies are located in the state's Vidarbha region.