Manipur Election 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: 76.04% Turnout Till 5 PM As Phase 2 Voting Ends Amid Violence
Assembly Election 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Follow this space to get all the latest news on polling and voting percentage from the Manipur phase 2 assembly.
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Assembly Election 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Hello and welcome to ABP Live blog to find all the latest news from the polling battleground of Manipur.
Voting for the second phase of the Manipur assembly election 2022 is all set to begin from 7 am. The polling will culminate at 4 pm. Polling in phase 2 of Manipur Assembly Elections 2022 will be held in 22 assembly constituencies of six districts.
The election officials have informed that arrangements including webcasting, videography and COVID-19 guidelines for safe elections have been made in all polling stations. A sufficient number of paramilitary personnel have been deployed at each polling station.
Manipur Election 2022: Polling For Second Phase To Be Conducted On March 5 — Here's List Of Assembly Constituencies
As many as 92 candidates, including two women, are in the fray for the second phase to be held across 22 constituencies. Over 8.3 lakh voters — 4,18,401 males, 4,28,968 females, and 31 transgender people — are expected to exercise their franchise.
Of the total candidates, 22 are of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 18 of INC, 10 each of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Naga People’s Front (NPF), 11 of National People’s Party (NPP), two each of Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), three of Republican Party of India-Athawale (RPI-A), one each of Rashtriya Janhit Sangharsh Party (RJSP) and CPI, and 12 independent candidates.
Voting will be conducted in a total of 1,247 polling stations, including six auxiliary polling stations, across the six electoral districts. Of the six auxiliary polling stations, four are in Thoubal and another two in Churachandpur.
Manipur Election 2022 Live: 'No Incident Of Major Poll Violence In The Valley,' Says Manipur CEO
There was no incident of major poll violence in the valley. In the hills,12 EVMs were destructed. There are chances of repoll where the EVM data can't be retrieved. We've also received some complaints from political parties which will also be examined: Rajesh Agarwal, CEO Manipur pic.twitter.com/zmIhtmF3Mm
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2022
Manipur Election 2022 Live: 76.04% Turnout Till 5 PM As Phase 2 Voting Ends Amid Violence
Polling percentage update as of 5 pm.#ECI #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #CEOManipur #SVEEP #ManipurVotes2022 #CovidSafeElections #ManipurElection2022 #ManipurElectionPhase2 pic.twitter.com/WlWaPW19xk
— The CEO Manipur (@CeoManipur) March 5, 2022
Manipur Election 2022 Live: District-Wise Voter Turnout In Phase 2 Polling
District-wise voter turnout in Manipur Assembly Elections - Phase 2 polling
- Chandel - 70.30%
- Jiribam - 67.80%
- Senapati - 74.02%
- Tamenglong - 57.81%
- Thoubal - 67.17%
- Ukhrul - 67.99
Manipur Election 2022 Live: 67.77% Voter Turnout Registered Till 3 PM In 2nd Phase Of Polling
#ManipurElections2022 : An average voter turnout of 67.77 percent registered till 3 pm in Second and Final Phase of Assembly Elections.#AssemblyElections2022 | #PollsWithAIR pic.twitter.com/cCzyx31kTO
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) March 5, 2022