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Naxal-hit Bastar gives ballots the thumbs-up, records 64% turnout

IndiaTimes Friday, 19 April 2024 ()
64% of Bastar's electorate voted amidst Maoist threat in Lok Sabha polls. Over 60,000 security personnel guarded the region, giving a thumbs up to democracy. Unique voters included elderly, brides, and grooms.
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Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Armed conflict in India between the state and Maoists

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Seven Naxalites, including two women, were killed in a clash with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur-Kanker forest border. This encounter, the second major strike within 15 days, occurred during an anti-Naxal operation by the District Reserve Guard and Special Task Force. Weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, were seized. With 88 Naxalites killed this year in Bastar region encounters, the state continues its efforts against insurgency. #Naxalites #NaxalEncounter #Kanker #BaxarRegion #Chattisgarhnews #Chattisgarhencounter #Indianews #Maoists #Oneindia #Oneindianews ~HT.97~ED.155~PR.320~

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Maoism Maoism Variety of Marxism–Leninism developed by Mao Zedong

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Lok Sabha Lok Sabha Lower house of the Parliament of India

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