<p>Around 59.38 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 4 pm on Sunday in the eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, an official said.</p>.<p>Polling was underway since 7 am in the eight seats - Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa - in the fourth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state, Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao said.</p>.<p>The voting figures till 4 pm were: Dewas- 63.88 per cent, Ujjain 58.76 per cent, Mandsaur- 62.52 per cent, Ratlam- 59.73 per cent, Dhar- 58.69 per cent, Indore 54.55 per cent, Khargone- 59.95 per cent and Khandwa- 58.56 per cent, another poll official said.</p>.<p>The corresponding figures for 1 pm were: Dewas-42.99 per cent, Ujjain-43.42 per cent, Mandsaur-47.45 per cent, Ratlam- 44.83 per cent, Dhar- 42.12 per cent, Indore-33.04 per cent, Khargone-40.43 per cent and Khandwa-36.33 per cent.</p>.<p>However, voters listed at a booth in Agar Malwa district falling under the Dewas seat and five booths in Mandsaur seat boycotted the polling over some of their demands, Rao said, without elaborating further.</p>.<p>Efforts were on to persuade the voters to exercise their democratic right, he said.</p>.<p>Rao said around 12 people cast their votes at the polling booth in Dewas after being persuaded by the election officials there.</p>.<p>Long queues were seen at several other booths in the eight constituencies, all currently held by the BJP.</p>.<p>Prominent candidates in the fray are former Union ministers Kantilal Bhuria and Arun Yadav of the Congress, who are contesting from Ratlam and Khandwa seats, respectively.</p>.<p>Altogether 82 candidates, including Bhuria and Yadav, are contesting in the eight constituencies where there are 1.49 crore eligible voters.</p>.<p>Total 18,411 polling booths, including 1,157 entirely managed by women, have been set up in these seats, Rao said.</p>.<p>An average 69.26 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls in the state, he added.</p>.<p>Out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in MP, six went to polls on April 29, seven on May 6 and eight on May 12.</p>.<p>The counting of votes would be held on May 23.</p>
<p>Around 59.38 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 4 pm on Sunday in the eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, an official said.</p>.<p>Polling was underway since 7 am in the eight seats - Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa - in the fourth and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state, Chief Electoral Officer V L Kantha Rao said.</p>.<p>The voting figures till 4 pm were: Dewas- 63.88 per cent, Ujjain 58.76 per cent, Mandsaur- 62.52 per cent, Ratlam- 59.73 per cent, Dhar- 58.69 per cent, Indore 54.55 per cent, Khargone- 59.95 per cent and Khandwa- 58.56 per cent, another poll official said.</p>.<p>The corresponding figures for 1 pm were: Dewas-42.99 per cent, Ujjain-43.42 per cent, Mandsaur-47.45 per cent, Ratlam- 44.83 per cent, Dhar- 42.12 per cent, Indore-33.04 per cent, Khargone-40.43 per cent and Khandwa-36.33 per cent.</p>.<p>However, voters listed at a booth in Agar Malwa district falling under the Dewas seat and five booths in Mandsaur seat boycotted the polling over some of their demands, Rao said, without elaborating further.</p>.<p>Efforts were on to persuade the voters to exercise their democratic right, he said.</p>.<p>Rao said around 12 people cast their votes at the polling booth in Dewas after being persuaded by the election officials there.</p>.<p>Long queues were seen at several other booths in the eight constituencies, all currently held by the BJP.</p>.<p>Prominent candidates in the fray are former Union ministers Kantilal Bhuria and Arun Yadav of the Congress, who are contesting from Ratlam and Khandwa seats, respectively.</p>.<p>Altogether 82 candidates, including Bhuria and Yadav, are contesting in the eight constituencies where there are 1.49 crore eligible voters.</p>.<p>Total 18,411 polling booths, including 1,157 entirely managed by women, have been set up in these seats, Rao said.</p>.<p>An average 69.26 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first three phases of the Lok Sabha polls in the state, he added.</p>.<p>Out of the total 29 Lok Sabha seats in MP, six went to polls on April 29, seven on May 6 and eight on May 12.</p>.<p>The counting of votes would be held on May 23.</p>