Polling has started in the morning today in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram. Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure smooth polling in the two States.

2538 candidates are contesting in MP for 230 constituencies in Madhya Pradesh and 142 candidates are contesting in Mizoram for 40 constituencies. Polling will be completed in the two States in single phase in which 4.65 crore voters in MP and 6.90 lakhs voters in Mizoram are going to give their verdict.

BJP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan who has been ruling for two terms now is expecting a win for the third consecutive term by contesting from two constituencies Budhni and Vidisha.

Mizoram Chief Minister Laltanhawla also is contesting from two constituencies- serchhip and Hrangturzo. For the first time Election Commission has introduced a feature in the AVMs in Mizoram to verify whether their voting was rightly registered or not. The feature was previously tested in Nagaland elections and is implemented for the first time in the country now.  It is called Voter Verifiable Printer Audit Trail (VVPAT).

-Srija