Peaceful voting in Madhya Pradesh by-polls

Bhopal  :  Voting was peaceful Thursday in the by-elections in three Madhya Pradesh assembly constituencies, officials said.

Voters were seen queuing up to exercise their franchise at 7 a.m. in Vijayraghavgarh, Bahoriband and Agar constituencies, the officials added.

Over six lakh voters in the three constituencies are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 25 candidates.

The fate of 10 candidates in Vijayraghavgarh assembly constituency, 10 in Bahoriband and five in Agar will be decided in the by-election.

The voting will continue till 6 p.m.

Personnel of paramilitary forces were deployed in the three constituencies to keep a check on the law and order situation.