CEO moots live webcasting
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 21 2019:
The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has been seriously considering webcasting poll process at all the 12 Polling Stations of Inner Manipur PC which are most likely to go to repoll.
Notably, the CEO has already recommended the ECI to hold repoll at the 12 Polling Stations spread across four Assembly segments.
As demanded by the ECI, the office of the CEO today sent a detailed account to the ECI on why repoll should be held at the 12 particular Polling Stations.
The ECI is likely to take a decision on the CEO's recommendation late tonight or early morning tomorrow, sources informed.
Meanwhile, the office of the CEO has been considering live webcasting the poll process both inside and outside the 12 polling stations when they go to repoll.
Moreover, due arrangements are being made to deploy adequate number of Central paramilitary forces at all these polling stations.
The polling stations which have been recommended for repoll are Heingang AC's 2/26 Heingang High School, 2/31 Kairang Awang Primary School, 2/23 Leirenjao High School, 2/32 Abusidique Junior High School, 2/33 Hajrat Fatima Model English High School, Thongju AC's 5/32 National Children School (S/W), Andro AC's 7/32 Yambem Primary School (N/W) and 7/39 Nungbrang Primary School and Keirao AC's 6/6 Kyamgei Girls Lower Primary School, 6/20 Urup Khunou Kongba Phibaltaba Lower Primary Madrassa, 6/10 Kyamgei High Madrassa and 6/35 Thiyam Konjil High School (S/W).
It is said that the repoll may be held on April 24 .