Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh witnessed enthusiastic participation by voters yesterday. Special theme-based polling stations were also set up for tribals in these states.<br />''     <br />''In Chhattisgarh, 75.88  percent of the voters exercised their franchise in the voting held yesterday in seventy assembly constituencies for the second phase of assembly elections. The electoral fate of a total of 958 candidates in seventy assembly constituencies of the second phase has been captured in EVMs. After the voting, all the polling parties have returned safely and the EVM machines have been kept under tight security in the strong rooms located in the district headquarters. Under the first phase, more than 76 percent of the votes were cast in the voting held on November 7 in twenty assembly constituencies. The total voting in ninety assembly constituencies under the first and second phases was 76.31 percent. Counting of votes for all the 90 assembly seats will take place on December 3 and the election results will also be declared on the same day.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The two states, which boast of a vibrant tribal population, witnessed members of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) enthusiastically exercising their franchise in large numbers. With a concerted effort to facilitate voting among the tribal communities, 100 percent enrolment was achieved among the PVTGs residing in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.</span>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>