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Polling low in interior hill districts due to cold weather
IBNLIVE | PTI | 12:01 PM,Jan 28,2012 :
In some interior hill districts, polling at some polling stations was low because of cold weather, reports said adding that voter turn out at Ukhrul polling station in hill district of Ukhrul was very low. A helicopter was kept ready for any emergency situation, official sources said adding that heavy and adequate para military forces were deployed at all the polling stations with a Manipur police personnel at each polling station to avoid any language problem. Sources said police and para-military forces were also patrolling at many parts of the state particularly in valley districts to detect and movement of ultras who might disrupt the poll process. Altogether 279 candidates are in the fray in this 10th Manipur legislative assembly elections, election office said. They said prominent candidates were Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh (Thoubal), forest minister and senior congress leader Th Debendra (Jiribam), former chief minister and NCP chief Radhabinod Koijam (Thangmeiband), Congress nominee and speaker I Hemochandra Singh (Shingjamei), senior Manipur people's party (MPP) leader and former deputy chief minister] L Chandramani Singh (Patsoi), senior MPP leader and opposition leader O Joy (Langthabal), MPP president and former medical minister Nimaichand Luwang (Wangkhem) and deputy chairman of state planning board Bijoy Koijam (Thongju).
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