The voting process began at 7 a.m. amid tight security. Polling started at 7 a.m. for ten seats, which include Mohla-Manpur, Antagarh, Bhanupratappur, Kanker, Keshkal, Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Bijapur and Konta. The other 10 seats started pollling at 8 am.
PCC Chief Bhupesh Baghel and others protested by playing devotional songs at the premises of the Election Commission despite section 144 being enforced in the area.