Bhopal, May 19 -- Exercise of franchise commenced amid tight security on Sunday in Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Dhar, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandsaur and tribal-dominated Ratlam parliamentary constituencies of Madhya Pradesh's Malwa and Nimar regions under the state's fourth and final phase of these Lok Sabha polls.
The timings are 0700-1800 hrs. A total 82 candidates are in the arena and the 1,49,13,890-strong electorate includes more than 72.86 lakh women. The voting area-wise break-up of nominees is Indore 20, Dewas six, Ujjain nine, Dhar seven, Khandwa 11, Khargone seven, Mandsaur 13 and Ratlam nine. Polling centres number 18,411, official sources said.
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