Bhopal, Dec 01: Electoral fortunes of 2171 candidates were sealed in electronic voting machines as polling for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, marred by killing of two persons and booth capturing necessitating repoll in three booths, ended this evening recording over 55 per cent turnout.

Two persons were killed in sporadic incidents of violence and booth-capturing attempts while repolling was ordered in three polling stations in Bandawar Assembly constituency of Dhar district.
Reports of damage to electronic voting machines (EVMs) were received from some places in Dhar and Shivpuri districts.
Two persons were killed and some half-a-dozen people including a police official injured in poll-related violence.
A woman, identified as Shashi, was killed in Bhind town when she was caught in cross fire between two rival groups. A youth was also injured in the violence, SP, Bhind, G S Poras said.
In another incident at village Chachad in Ater constituency under Bhind district, a man identified as Neeraj Karaiya was killed when unidentified persons hit him with lathis.
Reports reaching here from districts indicated that the overall turnout could be 50 to 55 per cent, while state election office said it could be over 60 per cent as final figures were still pouring in from constituencies.
Bureau Report