<div><span>Nearly a quarter of the electorate in Chhattisgarh's seven Lok Sabha constituencies cast their ballots in the first few hours of balloting Thursday, officials said.<br /><br /></span><div>About 22 percent voters had cast their ballot by 11 a.m., poll officials said. <br /><br /></div><div>Balloting in the third and final phase of voting in the state was heavy in the interior areas. <br /><br /></div><div>However, in the urban areas it has been comparatively sluggish.<br /><br /></div><div>Polling has been peaceful and no untoward incident has been reported yet.<br /><br /></div><div>More than 11.8 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.<br /><br /></div><div>As many as 153 candidates are in the fray.<br /><br /></div><div>Balloting is being held at 14,474 polling booths where 72,120 poll officials have been tasked with the job of holding free and fair polls.</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div><span>Nearly a quarter of the electorate in Chhattisgarh's seven Lok Sabha constituencies cast their ballots in the first few hours of balloting Thursday, officials said.<br /><br /></span><div>About 22 percent voters had cast their ballot by 11 a.m., poll officials said. <br /><br /></div><div>Balloting in the third and final phase of voting in the state was heavy in the interior areas. <br /><br /></div><div>However, in the urban areas it has been comparatively sluggish.<br /><br /></div><div>Polling has been peaceful and no untoward incident has been reported yet.<br /><br /></div><div>More than 11.8 million voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.<br /><br /></div><div>As many as 153 candidates are in the fray.<br /><br /></div><div>Balloting is being held at 14,474 polling booths where 72,120 poll officials have been tasked with the job of holding free and fair polls.</div><div><br /></div></div>