Imphal (Manipur):

Following reports of violence at some polling stations in conflict-torn Manipur, where some miscreants opened fire and even destroyed electronic voting machines, 11 polling stations in the I-Manipur assembly constituency will be polled today Have a re-vote.

Security checks have been stepped up in response to reports of violence on April 19.

After the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Manipur announced that re-polls will be held at 11 polling stations for Manipur Lok Sabha seats.

Manipur Chief Electoral Officer said polling will be held again on April 22 at these sites.

The decision was taken on the instructions of the Election Commission, which declared the preliminary polls held on April 19 invalid.

The voter turnout in Manipur was 69.18% as of 7 pm on Friday.

According to the CEO’s order, “The Election Commission of India has directed that 11 polls in Manipur be held on Friday, April 19, under Section 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.” The polling stations listed in the table below for 1 parliamentary constituency are invalid and a new polling date has been designated for this polling station on Monday, April 22, 2024, with voting hours from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.”

The affected polling stations that will undergo re-poll include Moirangkampu Sajeb High Primary School and S. Ibobi Primary School (East Wing) in Khurai constituency, 4 polling stations in Kshetrigao, 1 polling station in Thongju, 3 polling stations in Uripok and 1 polling station in Konthoujam.

On April 19, violence was reported at some polling stations in the conflict-torn state of Manipur, with some gangsters opening fire and even destroying polling stations.

In the incident, a civilian was reportedly injured following gunfire as clashes reportedly broke out at a polling station at Moirangkampu Sajeb Awang Leikai in Imphal, Manipur during voting for the Lok Sabha elections.

Sajeb Surbala Devi, police officer at Moirangkampu, said: “Suddenly two men came here and demanded to find the Congress and BJP polling agents. They took the Congress agent’s hand and dragged him outside. Then, Two men fired shots from inside the vehicle and one person was injured. “

All the 32 Assembly constituencies of Inner Manipur Assembly constituencies and 15 Assembly constituencies of Outer Manipur (ST) Assembly constituencies voted for the Lok Sabha.

Polling for the remaining 13 segments in Outer Manipur will be held in the second phase on April 26.

The Lok Sabha polls in India will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1 to elect 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.

The second phase will be held on April 26, and the remaining phases are on May 7, 13, 20, 25 and June 1. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.

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