Madhya Pradesh: Counting begins at Shivpuri

Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 14:23 [IST]

Shivpuri (MP), June 5: Amid tight security, counting of votes polled during the by-election to this assembly constituency began at 0800 hrs today.

The venue is the Madhav Rao Scindia Government PG College where CRPF and local police personnel are stationed.

The results are expected to be announced by noon. Total 56.6 per cent of 1,92,452 electorates exercised their frenchise on June 2 through electronic voting machines.

The by-poll was necessiated following the resignation of the then state tourism minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia of BJP after her election to the Lok Sabha from Gwalior constituency.

Out of total 15 candidates in the fray in Shivpuri, Ganesh Ram Gautam (BJP) and Virendra Raghuvanshi (Congress) are some prominent names.

UNI

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