Manipur Polls Live: 45% Voter Turnout Till 11 am
- The voter turnout was recorded at 45 percent till 11 am in Manipur.
- Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh is confident of a win.
- Irom Sharmila, who has formed her own party – PRJA and the CM are contesting from Thoubal constituency.
The voter turnout was recorded at 45 percent till 11 am in Manipur.
Irom Sharmila, who has formed her own party – PRJA is contesting from Thoubal constituency.
A voter turnout of 21 percent was recorded till 9 AM in the final phase of Manipur elections.
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh cast his vote at polling booth 35/41 at Athokpam Makha Leikai PO in Thoubal. PRJA's Irom Sharmila is also contesting from this seat.
The Chief Minister’s son, Okram Surajkumar Singh who is contesting from the Khangabok constituency said:
A polling official and an Assam Rifles trooper were wounded in two bomb blasts by militants near the India-Myanmar border in Kamjong district of Manipur on Tuesday evening, the state police said.
Kamjong will vote in the second and final phase of the Assembly elections in the northeastern state on Wednesday.
The police said security personnel retaliated after both the blasts, but the unidentified militants escaped in the high mountains.
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Activist Irom Sharmila will take on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the second and last phase of polling in Manipur today in 22 Assembly constituencies.
The first phase of the Assembly polls, covering 38 seats, registered an impressive voter turnout and all eyes are now trained on Thoubal constituency where Sharmila is pitted against the chief minister.
The 22 constituencies are spread across the valley district of Thoubal and the hill districts of Ukhrul, Chandel, Tamenglong and Senapati. A total of 98 candidates are contesting in these constituencies. The voting will start at 7 am at 1,151 polling stations amid tight security.
The state has a 19,02,562-strong electorate comprising 9,28,573 male and 9,73,989 female voters. There are around 45,642 new voters this time.
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The second phase will seal the fate of almost all the big names in the state’s politics such as Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, Deputy Chief Minister M Gaikhangam, rights activist-turned politician Irom Chanu Sharmila and others.
The elections in Manipur this time are billed as a crucial test for the 15-year-old Congress regime, which is facing a stiff challenge from the BJP.
In the first phase, the political parties in their campaigns focused on the continuing economic blockade by the United Naga Council and the state government’s inability to lift it.
The other important issues exercising the minds of voters are the alleged lack of development, massive corruption, misappropriation of funds and worsening law and order situation in the state
