The re-polling at six polling stations within the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency following the Election Fee of India’s (ECI) directive handed off peacefully amidst tight safety on Tuesday with 81.61 % turnout, officers stated. The re-polling, which started at 7am, got here to an finish at 4pm.
The re-polling was held as voting couldn’t be accomplished in the course of the second section of the18th Lok Sabha polls throughout 13 meeting constituencies on April 26.
When contacted, a senior official of the Chief Electoral Officer(CEO)’s workplace in Imphal on Tuesday stated, “Very peaceable polling.” A voter turnout of 81.61 per cent was recorded until the shut of the ballot, the official added.
Sharing the same sentiment, a resident of Ukhrul city,84 km north of Imphal, additionally admitted that the voters got here out in giant numbers for the reason that preliminary hours of the voting, they usually have been seen standing in lengthy queues in all of the three polling cubicles in and round Ukhrul city.
The six polling stations the place the ECI ordered contemporary polls within the Outer Manipur are 44/20 Shangshak Authorities Excessive College(N/W),44/36 Ukhrul Mannequin Excessive College(N/W),44/41 Greenland Major College, 44/50 KK Leishi Phanit Junior College of Ukhrul meeting constituency and 45/14 Chingai Authorities Excessive College of Chingai meeting constituency-all below Ukhrul district and 47/33 Oinam Excessive College(R/W) of Karong Meeting Constituency in Senapati district.
Manipur Congress president Ok Meghachandra on Monday urged for deployment of central and state forces in enough numbers within the six polling stations to stop undesirable incidents.
Manipur has two Lok Sabha Seats-Internal Manipur and Outer Manipur. The Part II polling in Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency, held on April 26, will determine the destiny of 4 candidates Alfred Kanngam Arthur (Congress), Kachui Timothy Zimik (NPF), Unbiased candidates S Kho John and Alyson Abonmai.
However, Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam (Congress), Th Basantakumar (BJP), Maheshwar Thounaojam (RPI-Athawale), Unbiased candidates RK Somendro alias Kaiku, retired Col H Sarat and Moirangthem Totomsana Nongshaba had contested within the Internal Manipur parliamentary constituency. Polling for Internal Manipur was held on April 19 in Part I.