Madhya Pradesh records 74% voter turn out, violence reported at Dhimni

Voting at the 230-assembly seats concluded with 74% voter turnout. The voting began at 7am on Friday. (Image credit: ANI)

Dhimni Assembly constituency in Mirghan village of Morena district witnessed a heated exchange between BJP and Congress supporters. A person pulled out his gun and opened fire, leaving a person injured. (Image credit: ANI)

DSP Vijay Bhadoriya said the immediate police action prevented the situation from worsening, adding that the voting was progressing peacefully. The injured person has been rushed to a nearby hospital. (Image credit: ANI)

Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan before casting his vote said, "There is immense excitement among people everywhere. I am getting love from Ladli Behna, children, youth and the elderly in the state..." (Image credit: ANI)

Expressing a positive outlook, state Congress president and party's candidate from Chhindwara, Kamal Nath said "I have faith in the entire state that they will side with the truth. I trust the public and the voters." (Image credit: PTI)

Union minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said, "I have told you (media) earlier, I am not in the chief ministerial race. I was neither in this race earlier nor today. Scindia cast his vote at a polling booth in Gwalior. (Image credit: PTI)

The webcasting facility was made available at about 42,000 polling stations. Nearly 700 companies of the central forces and two lakh police personnel of the state have been deployed for security during the poll. (Image credit: ANI)

According to the officials, nearly 5.59 crore voters were eligible to exercise their franchise. It includes 2.87 crore male and 2.71 crore women voters. There are over 5,000 booths run by women and 183 polling stations run by the disabled. (Image credit: PTI)