The election for the 90-member state assembly is scheduled to take place in two phases, with voting on November 7 and November 17.
In the first phase of voting, 20 constituencies, including 12 from the Bastar division, are participating. These 20 constituencies are spread across seven districts in the Naxal-affected Bastar division and four additional districts, which include Rajnandgaon, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Kabirdham, and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai.
Among these twelve seats, polling will occur from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday in Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur, and Konta.
However, voters in the remaining three seats – Bastar, Jagdalpur, and Chitrakot, will have the opportunity to cast their ballots between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.