Maximum polling in Chhindwara among 29 constituencies

Bhopal: Unprecedented increase was registered in poll percentage in elections to 16th Lok Sabha in Madhya Pradesh. It was 51.17 percent in year 2009, which increased to 61.57 percent this time. As many as 57.32 percent males had voted in 2009 which rose to 66.05 percent and females from 43.72 percent to 56.52 percent. Thus, record increase of 8.73 percent and 12.80 percent was registered in male and female voters, respectively. Of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, Bhind is the only one where 45.63 percent polling was registered. Voting percentage increased unprecedentedly in remaining 28 constituencies.

As many as 18 Parliamentary constituencies witnessed over 60 percent poling including Guna 60.77 percent, Satna 62.68 percent, Shahdol 62.20 percent, Mandla 66.71 percent, Balaghat 68.21 percent, Chhindwara 79.05 percent, Hoshangabad 65.76 percent, Vidisha 65.63 percent, Rajgarh 64.00 percent, Dewas 70.72 percent, Ujjain 66.56 percent, Mandsaur 71.21 percent, Ratlam 63.52 percent, Dhar 63.96 percent, Indore 62.26 percent, Khargone 67.07 percent, Khandwa 70.93 percent and Betul 66.48 percent. These include all 10 constituencies of the third phase.
Women took part enthusiastically in the recent Lok Sabha elections in the state. Their polling percentage was 56.52. There was difference of only 9.53 percent between male and female voters. Polling percentage of women was 43.72 in 2009 while it rose to 56.52 percent this time, which is 12.80 more.