Repolling will be held today in 11 Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency booths. The area witnessed multiple incidents of violence during the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections held on April 19.
Some miscreants opened fire and even destroyed the EVMs.
Security has been tightened to check incidents of violence that were reported on April 19.
After concluding the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Manipur Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) announced that re-polling would be conducted at the 11 polling booths of the inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat.
Voting will be held again at these stations on April 22, according to the Manipur Chief Electoral Officer.
The Election Commission declared the polling held on April 19 as void.
Manipur saw a voter turnout of 69.18 per cent till 7 pm on Friday.
According to CEO's order, "The Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on April 19 (Friday) in respect of 11 polling stations listed in the table below of 1-inner Manipur parliamentary constituency to be void and appointed April 22, 2024 (Monday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM."
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