<p>Bhopal: Polling began Friday morning in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the second phase of general elections, an official said.</p>.<p>Voting started at 7 am in Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad, and will end at 6 pm, the official said.</p>.<p>A total of 12,828 polling booths, including 1,136 run by women, have been set up for 1,1162,460 voters of whom 58,32,333 are men, 53,29,972 women and 155 transgenders, the official said.</p>.<p>The maximum number of candidates - 19 - are in the fray in Satna, while the lowest are in Tikamgarh where seven are contesting.</p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress says BJP made 'zero progress' in finding political solution to Darjeeling Hills issue.<p>There are 2,865 sensitive polling booths in the six constituencies that are spread over 47 assembly segments in the state.</p>.<p>Facilities like water, medicines and shelter have been provided at all the polling booths, state chief electoral officer Anupam Rajan said.</p>.<p>Union minister Virendra Kumar is seeking a fourth straight term in Parliament from Tikamgarh. He is taking on Congress candidate Pankaj Ahirwar.</p>.<p>State BJP chief V D Sharma is seeking a second term from the Khajuraho seat. The opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc is supporting IAS officer R B Prajapati of All India Forward Bloc against Sharma after Samajwadi Party candidate Meera Yadav's nomination papers were rejected.</p>.Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Theme-based polling stations set up to woo Bengaluru voters.<p>Altogether 223 flying squad teams and 240 static surveillance teams are keeping a close watch on the polling, the official said.</p>.<p>In the 2014 general elections, 61.57 per cent voting was recorded in MP, which increased by 10 per cent to 71.16 per cent in 2019.</p>.<p>The third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha polls will be held on May 7 and 13.</p>.<p>In 2019, the BJP won 28 out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress could only bag the Chhindwara seat.</p>
<p>Bhopal: Polling began Friday morning in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the second phase of general elections, an official said.</p>.<p>Voting started at 7 am in Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad, and will end at 6 pm, the official said.</p>.<p>A total of 12,828 polling booths, including 1,136 run by women, have been set up for 1,1162,460 voters of whom 58,32,333 are men, 53,29,972 women and 155 transgenders, the official said.</p>.<p>The maximum number of candidates - 19 - are in the fray in Satna, while the lowest are in Tikamgarh where seven are contesting.</p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress says BJP made 'zero progress' in finding political solution to Darjeeling Hills issue.<p>There are 2,865 sensitive polling booths in the six constituencies that are spread over 47 assembly segments in the state.</p>.<p>Facilities like water, medicines and shelter have been provided at all the polling booths, state chief electoral officer Anupam Rajan said.</p>.<p>Union minister Virendra Kumar is seeking a fourth straight term in Parliament from Tikamgarh. He is taking on Congress candidate Pankaj Ahirwar.</p>.<p>State BJP chief V D Sharma is seeking a second term from the Khajuraho seat. The opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc is supporting IAS officer R B Prajapati of All India Forward Bloc against Sharma after Samajwadi Party candidate Meera Yadav's nomination papers were rejected.</p>.Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Theme-based polling stations set up to woo Bengaluru voters.<p>Altogether 223 flying squad teams and 240 static surveillance teams are keeping a close watch on the polling, the official said.</p>.<p>In the 2014 general elections, 61.57 per cent voting was recorded in MP, which increased by 10 per cent to 71.16 per cent in 2019.</p>.<p>The third and fourth phases of Lok Sabha polls will be held on May 7 and 13.</p>.<p>In 2019, the BJP won 28 out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, while the Congress could only bag the Chhindwara seat.</p>