Updated at 7.40 Pm
The voter turnout jumped to 75.27% in Vijaypur and 72.37% in Budhni till 7pm.
Updated at 4:00 Pm
Vijaypur Assembly has recorded a voter turnout of 67.01 % , while Budhni Assembly saw 65.08 percent turnout.
By 3 Pm, a total of 66.01 % voting had been recorded on both assembly seats.
Updated at 3:30
Congress workers accused BJP supporters of obstructing voters
Supporters of Congress candidate from Budhni, Rajkumar Patel, alleged that the BJP workers attacked them in Shahganj and obstructed voters. They said that the saffron supporters vandalised the glass of their vehicles and even beat Patel's younger brother.
Updated at 1:30 Pm
Budhni assembly recorded the voter turnout of 51.16 %,
whereas Vijaypur recorded 54.86 % voter turnout till 1 Pm according to the data released by Election Commission.
Updates at 1:10 pm
Protests at Vijaypur Police Station, Chakka Jam at Sheopur-Morena road
In Vijaypur, residents of Telipura polling booth protested outside the Vijaypur police station and blocked the Sheopur-Morena road. They alleged that members of the Rawat community are casting fake votes and preventing registered tribal voters from voting
‘Congress candidate Mukesh Malhotra detained before voting’
Adding to the tension, the wife of Congress candidate Mukesh Malhotra reported that police detained her husband before he could cast his vote. She claimed that four to five police vehicles arrived and took him into custody. However, Karahal TI Bharat Singh clarified that Malhotra was taken along purely as a security measure, and the police vehicle would escort him to polling stations for observation.
Updated at 12:30pm
Congress chief Jitu Patwari accuses BJP for creating violence
Congress state chief Jitu Patwari has accused BJP candidate Ramniwas Rawat of encouraging violence in poll-bound Vijaypur assembly on polling day. He has requested the Election Commission of India to ensure free voting.
Taking to X, he wrote, “First Rawat’s goons opened fire last night, Congress workers were jailed and now they are hurling abuses at women.”
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Voting is underway for by-elections 2024 in two assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh - Vijaypur and Budhni. Budhni recorded a 36% voter turnout, whereas 38.26% voters cast their votes in Vijapur by 11 am.
Budhni: Shivraj Singh Chouhan casts vote from Budhni
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan cast his vote in Jait village of the Budhni constituency. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Rajkumar Patel, along with his wife, voted at booth number 9 in Baktara.
Vijaypur: Congress candidate Rawat casts vote from Sunvai polling booth
Additionally, BJP candidate from the Vijaypur seat, Ramniwas Rawat, cast his vote at the Sunvai polling booth, accompanied by his security due to his position as a minister. Meanwhile, Congress candidate Mukesh Malhotra cast his vote in Silpuri and claimed victory after voting.
By 9 am, Budhni had recorded a voter turnout of 16.90%, which increased to 36% by 11 a.m.
