Chhattisgarh
Voting To Be Held On 19th April in Bastar
- 19 Apr 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
In Bastar parliamentary constituency of Chhattisgarh, voting will be held on April 19 under the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Key Points
- In this Left Wing Extremism affected constituency, about two thousand polling stations have been set up. More than 200 of these polling stations have been shifted due to security reasons.
- The Election Commission has made all preparations to conduct the voting in a fair and peaceful manner.
- Under this Lok Sabha constituency, there are six polling stations in Bijapur district where people will be able to vote again after about twenty years.
Left Wing Extremism
- Also known as left-wing terrorism or radical left-wing movements, refers to political ideologies and groups that advocate for significant societal and political change through revolutionary means.
- LWE groups may target government institutions, law enforcement agencies, or private property to further their agenda.
- The LWE movement in India originated in a 1967 uprising in Naxalbari, West Bengal.
