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.
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 Elections 2022: Jairam Ramesh said that Congress will move the Supreme Court against the Election Commission's decision on the Manipur government releasing funds for banned militant groups under a ceasefire agreement. Ramesh alleges that this goes against the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and has "murdered elections" on at least 11 seats in Manipur.
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Early voters waiting in line to cast their votes in Jiribam.
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"On this second phase of Manipur Assembly Election 2022 happening today in 22 seats, I urge all the voters in these constituencies to turn out in large number and vote to secure a peaceful & developed Manipur," CM N Biren Singh tweeted.
Repolling is also being held in 12 polling stations across 5 assembly constituencies of Manipur that went to the polls on February 28 in the first phase.
Polling begins in Manipur to decide the electoral fate of 92 candidates in 22 assembly constituencies across six districts.
Prominent candidates in the second phase include former chief minister O Ibobi Singh and ex-deputy CM Gaikhangam Gangemi.
Manipur has a total of 60 assembly constituencies of which 38 assembly constituencies went for polls in the first phase of voting held on February 28.
Background
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.
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