Our correspondent
Imphal, April 16 (EMN): The Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur on Tuesday ordered re-poll in 19 polling stations of Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency following complaints of voter intimidation by militants and destruction of EVMs and VVPATs.
The polling will be held on April 18 from 7am to 4pm.
Announcing this in a press conference at the election office in Imphal, the CEO said that the re-polling will be held at 11 polling stations in Senapati district, four in Ukhrul district, three in Churachandpur district and one in Chandel district.
The announcement for re-poll came after the Election Commission of India approved the recommendation made by the returning officer of the Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency.
It may be mentioned that the polling for the outer Manipur parliamentary constituency was held on April 11 at 1562 polling stations under 28 assembly constituencies in Manipur 12 districts.
In Ukhrul, re-poll will be held at four polling stations namely 44/21-Shangshak, under Ukhrul assembly constituency 45/43-Kachai, 45/17 Poi-A and 45/18 Poi-B under Chingai assembly constituency while three polling stations namely 57/01-Sanglei, 57/03-Songkong and 57/18-Songphu under Henglep assembly constituency in Churachandpur district.
Similarly re-poll will be held at 11 polling stations in Senapati district,two namely 47/37-Kdom Khavii, 47/1-Koide polling station under Karong assembly constituency, eight stations namely 48/11-Chawainu, 48/20-Songsong (B), 48/32-Makhel Keibi (A), 48/33-Makhel Keibi (B), 48/40 Tungam Khullen (D), 48/53-Tungjoy (D), 48/65-Laii (A) and 48/68-Laii (C) under Mao assembly constituency and 49/10-Tadubi (A-1) under Tadubi assembly constituency.The lone polling station in chandel district for repoll on April 18 is 41/30 Mahoutera.
While informing about the preparation for the upcoming polling for the inner Manipur parliamentary constituency to be held on April 18, the CEO said “We have taken up special measures with necessary instructions for the smooth conduct of re-polling.”
For Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency around 138 polling stations including 38 polling stations under Yaiskul assembly constituency in Imphal East district and 40 polling stations under Bishnupur assembly constituency in Bishnupur district will be manned by women polling personnel, the CEO informed.
One polling station 15/31 at Lamlong Higher secondary polling station under Imphal East district will be entirely manned by persons with disabilities, he said.
Around 45 companies of paramilitary forces and state police personnel will be deployed across 1300 polling stations under 32 assembly constituencies in four valley districts of Manipur for the smooth conduct of the second phase polling on April 18, the CEO said.
