Bijapur district falls in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency where voting was underway in the first phase of general elections.
CRPF. (iStock)
A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deployed on poll duty in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district was injured when a shell of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) accidentally exploded, a police official said on Friday, 19 April.
The injured jawan, belonging to CRPF’s 196th battalion, was administered preliminary treatment and was being evacuated, he said.
The incident occurred near Galgam village under the Usoor police station area when a team of security personnel was out on an area domination operation around 500 metres from a polling booth, he said.
Bijapur district falls in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency where voting was underway in the first phase of general elections, he added.
Voting for the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh began in the first phase on Friday, with 12.02 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise in the first two hours.
“Polling in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency started at 7 am. Till 9 am, 12.02 per cent polling has been registered,” a poll official said.
“Polling is underway smoothly and peacefully,” he added.
Long queues of voters are being witnessed in several polling booths in the constituency.
A thick security blanket, comprising around 60,000 state and paramilitary personnel, was thrown across Bastar Lok Sabha constituency to ensure peaceful polling.
Polling in booths of Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Chitrakot, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta assembly constituencies in the Bastar Lok Sabha seat is being held from 7 am to 3 pm.
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