Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update
Incidents of violence marred elections to 38 assembly constituencies in the first phase of Manipur assembly polls on Monday.
Security forces resorted to firing blank rounds to control the crowd at New Keithelmanbi polling station in Kangpokpi district. The situation arose after Congress accused BJP of attempting to capture the booth.
Normalcy has been restored and voting has resumed after being disrupted for a few minutes. Nobody was injured in the incident, officials said.
Police registered a case after an enraged mob engaged in “election offence and damages with common intention by using firearms” in Phunal Maring village in Imphal East district.
PTI
Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update
Amid reports of Manipur poll disruption in Keithelmanbi in Imphal West district, Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Agarwal on Monday said that the state Election Commission is examining whether or not to continue the polls as an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) machine has been found to have been broken.
Speaking with ANI, Agarwal said, “An incident of poll disruption has been reported in Keithelmanbi. This has led to a delay in the polling process. The EVM machine has been broken, and we’re examining whether to continue polls here today or go for a repoll.”
Reportedly, clashes had broken out between Congress and the BJP supporters in Keithelmanbi after the Opposition party raised allegations of booth capturing.
ANI
Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update
A voter turnout of 48.88 per cent was recorded till 1 pm for the first phase of Manipur elections, the Election Commission of India informed on Monday.
Kangpokpi district reported the highest voter turnout of 61.30 per cent followed by Imphal West with 52.15 per cent.
Other districts, namely, Bishnupur reported a voter turnout of 50.48 per cent, Imphal East 46.11 per cent and Churachandpur 40.37 per cent.
Reportedly, clashes broke out between Congress and BJP supporters in Keithelmanbi after Congress raised allegations of booth capturing.
A total of 173 candidates, including 15 females, are in the fray for the poll.
Voting will continue till 4 pm. The voters who are COVID positive or are under quarantine will be allowed to vote at the last hour, between 3 pm to 4 pm.
Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update
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Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update
Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 38 assembly constituencies in the first phase of Manipur assembly polls on Monday even as 27.34 per cent of around 12.09 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11 AM, election officials said.
Governor La Ganesan and Chief Minister N Biren Singh were among the early voters in their respective constituencies of Sagolband and Heingang. They urged people to exercise their franchise and maintain peace even as incidents of poll violence were reported from various parts of the state.
At least one person was injured in a clash between two parties in Churachandpur district. An EVM was damaged, and it was later replaced.
Alleged Congress workers vandalised a BJP polling booth in Kakwa area in Langthabal constituency in Imphal West district, while a vehicle of an NPP candidate was damaged by supporters of a rival group in Keirao seat, although nobody was injured in the incident.
As many as 6,884 polling personnel have been deployed in the polls. Arrangements for webcasting are in place and micro-observers have been deployed at sensitive polling stations.
Central forces along with state security forces are conducting patrolling and area domination in the five districts to boost confidence among the voters, the officials said.
-PTI
Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update
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