Datia (Madhya Pradesh): Voting for the Datia Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh commenced at the scheduled time of 7 a.m. Thursday amid elaborate security arrangements, with voters queuing up outside several polling stations even before polling began. According to election officials, 2,20,400 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 291 polling stations set up across the constituency. The India Meteorological Department has issued a rain alert for the region, and voters have been advised to carry umbrellas or raincoats while coming to polling stations. Security forces have been stationed at sensitive polling stations, while sector mobile teams are carrying out continuous patrolling across the constituency. The bypoll is being held under the supervision of the Election Commission amid multi-layered security arrangements to ensure peaceful voting.