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The chhattisgarh assembly secretariat is making elaborate arrangements such as Covid-19 test of all legislators, glass partitions inside the house, allowing only minimum security and other staff and keeping visitors and press gallery closed in an effort to prevent spread of coronavirus infection during the upcoming monsoon session beginning from August 25.

Around one lakh beneficiaries, who were deprived of houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and workers of opposition BJP will stage Vidhan Sabha gherao on March 15 as the budget session of the assembly continues.

The monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly will begin from July 26 and will have five sittings, an Assembly official said on Friday. As per an official notification, the 11th session of the fifth Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly will begin on July 26 and conclude on July 30.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its second list of 12 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, bringing the total number of candidates announced so far to 22 for the elections to the 90-member Vidhan Sabha.

Voting for the second and final phase of chhattisgarh assembly elections began on Tuesday amid high security.

Chhattisgarh recorded 55.31 per cent of voter turnout in the second phase of chhattisgarh assembly polls till 3 pm on Friday, the Election Commission informed. At 1 pm, voter turnout in Chhattisgarh was 38.22 per cent. All the 230 assembly constituencies in the state will vote in a single phase. The Madhya Pradesh Election results will be declared on December 3. The second phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, to its 90-seat Assembly on November 17, began in 70 Assembly constituencies spread over 22 districts in the State.

A total of 1,181 candidates are contesting in the chhattisgarh assembly elections, with 223 candidates competing in the first phase and 958 candidates in the second phase. The highest number of candidates withdrew their names from the Raipur City South constituency. The second phase covers 70 constituencies with 163,144,479 voters. The first phase focuses on Naxalite-affected districts and has 223 candidates competing for 20 seats. Vote counting will occur on December 3.

Ex-Maoists visit Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha during their excursion to Raipur

The second special summary revision of the voter list, preceding the upcoming assembly election, is currently underway in Chhattisgarh, and the process of adding new names to the voters' list has begun.

As the November assembly elections draw near, the incumbent Congress party in Chhattisgarh convened its first state election committee meeting on Independence Day.

The Election Commission has implemented a security plan for the upcoming chhattisgarh assembly elections to combat Maoist terror. 450 companies of the Central Armed Police Force, comprising over 45,000 police personnel, will be deployed for security, surveillance, and logistics. The deployment will take place in two phases, with the first phase scheduled for November 7 and the second phase on November 17. Strict security measures are being put in place for polling staff and election materials, particularly in Maoist-prone areas. In previous elections, Maoist rebels have targeted polling parties and caused casualties.

The chhattisgarh assembly election will be held in two phases on November 7 & 17th, with the counting of votes on December 3rd. The BJP's success will depend on convincing rural voters, while the Congress hopes to return to office by appealing to voters with its own brand of soft Hindutva and social sector interventions. Key issues include paddy support price, infrastructure development, tribal concerns, and corruption allegations.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its third list of 11 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh. This brings the total number of candidates announced by the party to 33. The elections will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. The AAP had previously contested in the 2018 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh but failed to win any seats. The party is now hoping to make inroads in the state.

On behalf of the Leader of Opposition T S Singhdeo, who was absent during the Question Hour in the Assembly, Congress MLA Mohan Markam asked about the quantity of water being used annually by the KSK Power Plant in Janjgir-Champa district as per its agreement with the government.

Controversies of ‘Coalgate’, ‘snoopgate’ and the alleged “fake” degree of union HRD minister, Smriti Irani, echoed in the chhattisgarh assembly on Tuesday with BJP and Congress legislators indulging in a mudslinging match, as the state’s food department scam once again rocked the proceedings.

chhattisgarh assembly has decided to adopt 'less paper' scheme to reduce the usage of paper with an aim to improve efficiency, reduce cost and become eco-friendly.

As assembly polls are due in Chhattisgarh in November this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district for a day on September 14.