Kangpokpi prepares for assembly election
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Kangpokpi, February 24 2022:
Five days are left for 99,982 electors of Kangpokpi district to cast their votes on February 28 for the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election, 2022 .
The voting will be held from 7 am to 4 pm.
A total of 49,446 male and 50,535 female voters will be participating in the festival of democracy to elect their representatives, out of which 2,784 are first timers (age group of 18-19 years) and one transgender.
Voters of the district will be casting their votes in 166 polling stations, out of which 25 are identified as normal, 35 vulnerable and 106 critical.
During the 2017 election, out of the 156 polling stations - 88 polling stations were identified as normal, 33 as vulnerable and 35 as critical.
Webcasting will be done in 73 polling stations - 12 in Saikul (ST), 27 in Kangpokpi and 34 in Saitu (ST) Assembly Constituencies of the district.
This time, there are 1,880 service voters as compared to 1,019 in the 2017 elections.
43 micro observers have been properly trained for the election this time.
As per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI), voters can bring Voter ID Card (EPIC/e-EPIC) .
The e-EPIC is for the newly registered electors.
On the other hand, a district security co-ordination meeting along with the SP, commandants of CAPE and ROs was held on Thursday by General observer Probhudutta David Pradhan, Expenditure observer Manish Kumar Chavda (C&CE) and Police observer Sarat Kaviraj, district election officer Kengoo Zuringla.
Later, a meeting was also held with representatives of political parties.