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Manipur records 40 percent polling till noon‎
Deccan Herald |
Manipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member assembly despite a string of bomb blasts in the past one week.
Voting remained peaceful, barring one incident of violence in Tipaimukh constituency where some irate electors damaged an electronic voting machine at one polling booth. This led security personnel to open fire, but no one was injured.
The State election office said polling began at 7 a.m. and will be held till 3 p.m. Voting is taking place amid tight security at 2,357 polling booths, of which 875 have been termed hyper-sensitive.
Chief electoral officer P.C. Lawmkunga told IANS: "We have recorded 40 percent polling till noon. The voter turnout remained good across the state, and we hope the voting will pick up as the day passes."
"All precautions have been taken to ensure free and fair polls," the officer said, adding that video cameras have been placed in all polling stations to prevent proxy voting or any kind of manipulation.
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