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61 pc polling recorded for Chhattisgarh election
Nearly 61 per cent of the 88 lakh voters on Thursday exercised their right to franchise in 51 Assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh which went to polls in the second and final phase.

While 60 per cent turnout was reported in Raipur district, it was 65 per cent each in Raigarh, Korba and Jashpur.

In Bilaspur, 62 per cent of the voters cast their ballots, Sarguja 60 per cent, Koria 55 per cent, and Janjgir and Chapa 56 per cent.

As many as 12,073 polling stations across the eight districts were set for the polling.

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