Datia, July 30 -- Polling for the Datia Assembly by-election concluded peacefully on Thursday, recording an approximately 71.44 per cent voter turnout, Datia District Collector Swapnil Wankhade said.

The Collector also said that the polling process concluded smoothly at 6 pm, with all 291 polling stations reporting peaceful voting and no incidents of violence or breach of peace.

"The Datia bypoll concluded at 6 pm, and a total voter turnout of 71.44 per cent was recorded across all 291 polling stations. No incidents of breach of peace were reported at any polling station. The entire polling process remained peaceful and orderly. No voting machines had to be replaced during polling," Collector Wankhade said.

He said the polling process ...