Why residents of Chattisgarh's Bastar didn't cast their vote
Residents of Puvarti village, the native place of a hardcore Maoist leader, chose to stay away from the electoral process. Despite the boycott call, some residents of several remote villages in Chhattisgarh's Bastar Lok Sabha constituency defied the poll boycott call and exercised their franchise on Friday.
Puvarti, a Maoist stronghold in Sukma district bordering Bijapur district, is the home village of dreaded Naxalite leader Hidma.
He is believed to be the mastermind of several deadly attacks on security forces in the Bastar region.
Polling was held in the Bastar Lok Sabha seat on Friday, and a voter turnout of 67.56 per cent was recorded.
"No voters from Puvarti village exercised their voting right during polling on Friday," Booth Level Officer (BLO) of Puvarti polling booth Java Patel told PTI.
Some officials said the villagers did not cast their vote out of fear.
Located in a dense forest around 150 km away from Sukma district headquarters, Puvarti has been deprived of development works and basic facilities due to the Naxal menace and geographical circumstances.
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