1. Repolling is underway at 11 stations in Inner Manipur after the EC nullified Friday’s voting due to violence.
2. Chief Electoral Officer schedules April 22 repoll for 11 affected Inner Manipur polling stations.
3. Inner Manipur sees repolling following the Election Commission’s declaration of Friday’s voting as null and void.
Imphal, April 22: Repolling commenced at 11 polling stations within the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency in Manipur, following the Election Commission’s declaration of Friday’s voting as null and void due to incidents of violence, including gunfire and clashes.
On Saturday, the Chief Electoral Officer announced the repolling for April 22 at 11 affected polling stations in Inner Manipur.
These stations include Moirangkampu Sajeb and Thongam Leikai in Khurai constituency, four in Kshetrigao, one in Thongju in Imphal East district, and three in Uripok and one in Konthoujam in Imphal West district.
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Friday’s polling day was marred by gunfire, clashes, intimidation, and the destruction of EVMs at certain polling booths.
There were also allegations of booth capturing, particularly in conflict-affected Manipur. Despite these challenges, the voter turnout stood at 72 per cent across the two Lok Sabha constituencies – Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur.
Earlier, the Congress party had demanded repolling in 47 polling stations, citing instances of booth capturing and electoral rigging.
Manipur Congress president K Meghachandra stated that the party had complained to the Chief Electoral Officer, requesting repolling in 36 polling stations within the Inner Manipur constituency and 11 in the Outer Manipur constituency.
