As Madhya Pradesh is going through its polling for the assembly election, violence erupted at two polling booths – 147 and 148 – of the Dimani Assembly constituency at Mirghan in the Morena district, with two groups resorting to stone pelting, said the police.During the violence, one person was injured said the police. However, the situation was now under control and adequate security deployment was made at the spot in the wake of the incident.#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh Elections | Violence reported at polling booths 147-148 of Dimani Assembly constituency, in Mirghan, Morena when stone pelting ensued between two sides. One person injured in stone pelting. The situation is now under control. pic.twitter.com/AeqFhuEUQp— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023#WATCH | DSP Vijay Singh Bhadoriya says, ...Information was received this morning that a scuffle broke out between two sides and a stone pelting has ensued. Police reached here and both sides were removed from there. One person got injured in his head. Situation is peaceful… pic.twitter.com/2oD0DVsngn— ANI (@ANI) November 17, 2023Notably, the voting for Madhya Pradeshs 230 assembly seats began at 7 am on Friday. The voters can cast their ballots until 6 pm, barring the Baihar, Lanji, and Parswara assembly seats of Balaghat district and some booths in Mandla and Dindori districts, where voting will be held until 3 pm.The BJP is seeking to retain power in the state where it has ruled for almost 18 of the past 20 years and Congress is keen to oust the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
