<p>Campaigning for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election ended at 5 pm on Monday.</p>.<p>With this, the hustle and bustle of canvassing that began two months ago and peaked on Monday came to an end.</p>.<p>This has been the most keenly fought and most expensive campaign Madhya Pradesh has ever seen.</p>.<p>The Ruling BJP dazzled the state’s voters with huge expenditure on surfeit of advertisements and campaign materials.</p>.<p>The Congress, though lagged behind in advertisements, matched its main rival in spirited campaigning through rallies and road shows. </p>.<p>The keen contest saw top guns of rival political parties fervently wooing voters.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 10 meetings while Amit Shah had camped in the state a fortnight ago to supervise the poll management first hand.</p>.<p>On the other hand, Congress president Rahul Gandhi toured the state a dozen times, starting from September 17. </p>.<p>Polling in the state is slated on November 28 and the result will be declared on December 11. </p>.<p>Campaigning on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp has also been banned. </p>.<p>Violation of the ban order will invite penal provisions under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1961, including maximum jail of two years or fine or both.</p>.<p>State election commissioner V Kantarao told reporters that under the Election Commission’s watch, the administration has geared up to identify suspected troublemakers.</p>.<p><span>Scrutiny of those staying in various hotels and other places has been stepped up from Monday evening, he added.</span></p>.<p>A total of 1.80 lakh security personnel have been deployed to ensure a free and fair election.</p>.<p>Liquor shops across the state will remain closed till the voting is over on November 28 evening.</p>.<p>Liquor will not be served in hotels or bars till the ban is in force.</p>.<p>The election commissioner informed that three lakh employees including 45,000 women will be deployed in the polling booths.</p>.<p>In the Maoist-hit three seats in Balaghat district, polling will be held between 7 am and 3 pm.</p>
<p>Campaigning for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election ended at 5 pm on Monday.</p>.<p>With this, the hustle and bustle of canvassing that began two months ago and peaked on Monday came to an end.</p>.<p>This has been the most keenly fought and most expensive campaign Madhya Pradesh has ever seen.</p>.<p>The Ruling BJP dazzled the state’s voters with huge expenditure on surfeit of advertisements and campaign materials.</p>.<p>The Congress, though lagged behind in advertisements, matched its main rival in spirited campaigning through rallies and road shows. </p>.<p>The keen contest saw top guns of rival political parties fervently wooing voters.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 10 meetings while Amit Shah had camped in the state a fortnight ago to supervise the poll management first hand.</p>.<p>On the other hand, Congress president Rahul Gandhi toured the state a dozen times, starting from September 17. </p>.<p>Polling in the state is slated on November 28 and the result will be declared on December 11. </p>.<p>Campaigning on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp has also been banned. </p>.<p>Violation of the ban order will invite penal provisions under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1961, including maximum jail of two years or fine or both.</p>.<p>State election commissioner V Kantarao told reporters that under the Election Commission’s watch, the administration has geared up to identify suspected troublemakers.</p>.<p><span>Scrutiny of those staying in various hotels and other places has been stepped up from Monday evening, he added.</span></p>.<p>A total of 1.80 lakh security personnel have been deployed to ensure a free and fair election.</p>.<p>Liquor shops across the state will remain closed till the voting is over on November 28 evening.</p>.<p>Liquor will not be served in hotels or bars till the ban is in force.</p>.<p>The election commissioner informed that three lakh employees including 45,000 women will be deployed in the polling booths.</p>.<p>In the Maoist-hit three seats in Balaghat district, polling will be held between 7 am and 3 pm.</p>