Lok (*11*) Elections 2024: After violence at polling stations in Manipur in the primary part of Lok (*11*) elections 2024, an order has been given to cancel the voting of 11 booths in the seat of Inside Manipur. The State Election Commission has mentioned that re-polling might be carried out at these 11 booths. Voting might be carried out once more at these 11 booths on Monday (April 22).
Through the first part of voting on Friday (April 19), incidents of violence had been reported at many locations in Manipur. Earlier, in the course of the voting for 2 Lok (*11*) seats of Manipur on Friday, Congress had alleged election rigging and sales space capturing and demanded re-polling at 47 polling stations.
Greater than 68 % voting was recorded in violence-hit Manipur amid incidents of firing, intimidation and EVM vandalism. Voting was held in the primary part for 2 Lok (*11*) seats of Manipur. On the day of the primary part of voting, the information of Manipur violence was in the headlines all through the day. There was firing in the polling sales space there.
Congress had demanded re-polling
32 constituencies of the sixty-member Manipur Meeting fall underneath the 'Inside Manipur' Lok (*11*) seat, whereas 28 meeting constituencies are a part of the 'Outer Manipur' parliamentary constituency. Manipur unit president of Congress Okay. Meghchandra mentioned that the social gathering has lodged a criticism with the Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur and has demanded re-polling at 36 polling stations of 'Inside Manipur' constituency and 11 polling stations of 'Outer Manipur' constituency.
Meghchandra instructed reporters, 'Unknown armed miscreants have been threatening Congress candidate Angomcha Bimol Akoizam and the social gathering election agent for the previous few days.' He mentioned, 'Now we have filed a criticism with the state Chief Electoral Officer for re-polling at 36 polling stations in Inside Manipur and 11 polling stations in Outer Manipur.'
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