Polling is being held from 7 am to 6 pm in Madhya Pradesh. (File)
An average 31.03 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm today in six Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh, an official said.
Polling was underway in the seats since 7 am.
The voting figures till 1 pm are as follows:
Sidhi 22.84 per cent, Shahdol 34.24 per cent, Jabalpur 29.40 per cent, Mandla 34.10 per cent, Balaghat 33.17 per cent and Chhindwara 33 per cent.
Barring the Maoist-affected Baiher, Lanjhi and Paraswada Assembly segments under Balaghat parliamentary seat, polling is being held from 7 am to 6 pm, the official said.
In Maoist-affected areas, polling is being held from 7am to 4 pm, he said.
Voting is being held in the state's six Lok Sabha seats -- Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat and Chhindwara -- and by-election to Chhindwara Assembly constituency, from where Chief Minister Kamal Nath is in contesting.