The first phase of polls was held on November 12 in 18 constituencies of eight Naxal-affected districts wherein over 76 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
Minutes before the polling began, Maoists detonated an IED in Dantewada; in Pamed area of Bijapur district, 5 CoBRA personnel were injured in gunbattle with the Naxals
Chhattisgarh is all set for its two-phase Assembly elections 2018. The first phase will be held on 12 November and the second phase will be held on 20 November.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh filed his nomination papers from Rajnandgaon Assembly constituency on Tuesday, 23 October, in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.