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Incidents Related to Electoral Process:2014
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January - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to enforce "poll boycott" in the forthcoming Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls by disrupting the election process in Maoist affected states, reports outlookindia.com. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to enforce "poll boycott" in the forthcoming Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls by disrupting the election process in Maoist affected states, reports outlookindia.com. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) internal note, the Maoists have assessed that the deployment of Security Forces (SFs) in Maoist areas would be comparatively quite less during Lok Sabha elections and that would place the extremists in a better position to enforce the "poll boycott" call at that time. Inputs also indicate holding of a review by senior Maoist leadership in south Bastar region in Chhattisgarh with a view to chalking out a strategy for the upcoming Parliamentary elections. The Maoist top leadership is currently engaged in conducting a review in south Bastar region to identify villagers and poll activists who took an active part in the election process and punish them as a measure of deterrence in view of the upcoming Parliamentary elections.
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April - 7 
Nearly 80 percent polling booths in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Bastar constituency of Chhattisgarh, which goes to polls in the first phase on April 10, 2014 have been categorized ‘critical’ by the Election Commission (EC), The Times of India reports on April 8. The Sta
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Nearly 80 percent polling booths in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Bastar constituency of Chhattisgarh, which goes to polls in the first phase on April 10, 2014 have been categorized ‘critical’ by the Election Commission (EC), The Times of India reports on April 8. The State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sunil Kujur said of the 1,797 booths in Bastar, 1,407 booths are ‘critical’ and all steps were being taken to ensure free and fearless polling. In a departure from its earlier classification of ‘sensitive’ and ‘hypersensitive’ booths, the EC, in these polls, has used the term 'critical' to define the nature of perceived security threat to polling stations.
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April - 17 
Barring an odd incident of exchange of fire between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Security Forces in Mohla Manpur in Rajnandgaon District, polling in second phase of elections in Chhattisgarh (fifth phase of the general election) remained by and large peaceful, reports
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Barring an odd incident of exchange of fire between Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and the Security Forces in Mohla Manpur in Rajnandgaon District, polling in second phase of elections in Chhattisgarh (fifth phase of the general election) remained by and large peaceful, reports The Times of India. The three Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) constituencies of Chhattisgarh- Kanker, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund- that went of polls on April 17, witnessed a record turnout with an average of 67 per cent of the 45,33,778 voters exercising their franchise, reports The Times of India. The voting percentage touched the 70 per cent mark in Rajnandgaon, the home constituency of chief minister Raman Singh. According to chief election officer Sunil Kujur, the three constituencies on an average recorded a voting of 65 per cent. "The final tally will be available only on Friday [April 18]. Voting trends, however, indicated a turnout of 68 per cent in Rajnandgaon, 67 per cent in Mahasamund and 65 per cent in Kanker," he said.
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April - 17 
Even though polls in ‘core’ Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) areas in the country are over, intelligence inputs have warned of the possibility of ‘spectacular attacks’ in areas under ‘mild’ Maoist influence that go to polls on April 17, reports The Times of India. Intelligence agencies h
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Even though polls in ‘core’ Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) areas in the country are over, intelligence inputs have warned of the possibility of ‘spectacular attacks’ in areas under ‘mild’ Maoist influence that go to polls on April 17, reports The Times of India. Intelligence agencies have spotted movement of Maoist cadres from ‘core’ Maoist areas to ‘non-core’ areas, suggesting that the Maoists would try to take advantage of the thinly spread-out force and its lack of alertness in what are being seen as 'soft' areas. Inputs have been received about movement of Maoist cadres from Bastar (Chhattisgarh) towards Kanker (Chhattisgarh) and from Bihar and Jharkhand towards Sarguja in Chhattisgarh. Similarly, movement of Maoist cadres has been spotted in Odisha shifting from Malkangiri to Nabarangpur. Polls in core Maoist areas such as Bastar, Malkangiri, Jamui, Aurangabad, Gaya, Chatra, Palamu, Lohardaga and Gadchiroli were held together on April 10. The next set of Maoist areas, softer in nature, including Giridih, Hazaribagh and Khunti in Jharkhand, Kanker, Mahasamund and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh, Jehanabad and Munger in Bihar and Nabarangpur in Odisha will go to polls on April 17.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, the high voter turnout in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls in south Chhattisgarh has apparently upset the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who are holding meetings to express disappointment over participation of tribals in the electoral process, reports The B
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Meanwhile, the high voter turnout in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls in south Chhattisgarh has apparently upset the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who are holding meetings to express disappointment over participation of tribals in the electoral process, reports The Business Standard on May 2. A senior Intelligence Bureau (IB) official said "In some pockets of Bastar, Dantewada, Kondagaon and Narayanpur, Maoist leaders reportedly held meetings with villagers recently after the Lok Sabha election in Bastar constituency." "However, Police couldn't go deep enough to check the reason behind their meetings at several places. As per the informers, the Naxals were enquiring how voting was recorded high in the region despite their intense poll boycott call," the official added. The two worst Maoist-hit Lok Sabha seats - Bastar and Kanker - recorded 59.40 per cent and 70.29 per cent voting respectively in the last month's three-phased Parliamentary polls in the State. Bastar went to polls on April 10 while voting took place in Kanker on April 17. In the 2009 general elections, Bastar and Kanker seats had witnessed voter turnout of 47.33 and 57.20 per cent respectively. Also, over 70 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the Maoist affected areas of the State during last year's Assembly polls.
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December - 28 
Peaceful voting was witnessed in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Urban Bodies Elections on December 28, reports The Hindu. According to the State Election Commissioner P.C. Dalai an average 69 per cent voter turnout was registered in 51 urban bodies which went to poll. However, the Maoist insurgency
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Peaceful voting was witnessed in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Urban Bodies Elections on December 28, reports The Hindu. According to the State Election Commissioner P.C. Dalai an average 69 per cent voter turnout was registered in 51 urban bodies which went to poll. However, the Maoist insurgency hit Bastar District recorded 56 per cent voting, Bijapur District recorded the lowest 55 per cent voting, Dantewada recorded 68 per cent and Sukma registered 65 per cent voting. The voting time in Maoist affected areas was limited from 7 am to 3 pm. Polling for second phase will be conducted on December 31.
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December - 31 
A massive turnout of 78 % was recorded in the second and final phase of civic body polls for 103 urban bodies, in Chhattisgarh on December 31, reports The Times of India. The polling remained by and large peaceful. The second phase polling surpasses the 73% turnout in the first phase of civic polls.
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A massive turnout of 78 % was recorded in the second and final phase of civic body polls for 103 urban bodies, in Chhattisgarh on December 31, reports The Times of India. The polling remained by and large peaceful. The second phase polling surpasses the 73% turnout in the first phase of civic polls. The combined turnout of about 75% is a record of sorts for the state and perhaps the highest ever witnessed in the civic elections. Polling was held between 7 AM and 3 PM in insurgency-hit Dantewada and Sukma while remaining areas witnessed voting from 8 AM to 5 PM, said State Election Commissioner, PC Dalei. According to State election commission office, highest turnout recorded in Dhamtari district (88 %) followed by Surguja (86%) and Raigarh (85%) while naxal-affected Dantewada witnessed lowest turnout of 60%. Some other Districts also recorded good voters' turnout - Bilaspur (75%), Raipur (75%), Rajnandgaon (81) and Durg (83%). A 73.06 % voting was registered in the first phase of polling on December 29 for 51 urban bodies. Counting will take place on January 4, 2015.
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