The voting in Nagpur Division till 5 pm, as provided officially was – Wardha – 63.50, Nagpur – 56.06, Bhandara – 65.88, Gondia – 65.09. Gadchiroli – 69.63, Chandrapur – 64.48.
The voter turnout was very high during the two hours 3 pm onwards. Till 3 pm the voting was expected to be around 50 per cent only.
Voting was open till 3 pm in the naxal-infested areas of Gadchiroli, which had recorded about 63 percent voting by 3 pm, which has gone up to 69.63 percent.
With the rise in voting percent, the candidates must have heaved a sigh of relief to some extent.