Fate of 19 candidates to be known today By Our Staff Reporter
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 22 2019:
Vote
counting for both Inner and
Outer Manipur Parliamentary
Constituencies will begin
from 8 am tomorrow at the
respective District HQs and
the fate of 19 candidates will
be decided as well.
Counting will be held
across 34 Counting Centres
at the DHQs, which will also
be guarded in three shifts by
over 3000 security personnel
comprising of 27 companies
of Central Paramilitary
Forces and civil police and
State armed police.
Two counting halls will
also be present at the office
of the ROs for counting the
postal ballots.
According to a reliable
source, Chief Electoral Officer
(CEO) PK Singh
personally inspected the vote
counting preparations at
Imphal Est, Imphal West
and Bishnupur districts today.
The Observers concerned
have also reached their respective
stations and one
Observer will be tasked with
monitoring a counting hall
each.
The source further explained
that to ensure
up-to-date information, the
CEO had already installed
digital boards at Thong
Nambonbi (Khwairamband
Keithel) and DIPR
(Moirangkhom).
Similar boards have also
been installed at Imphal
West DC complex and
Thoubal DC complex specially
for media persons.
The source informed that the counting halls will be monitored by
CCTV cameras and the transportation of EVMs from the strong
rooms to the counting halls will be monitored by CCTVs as well.
It may be mentioned that a total of 19 candidates (8 Outer
and 11 Inner) contested the election which was conducted in
two phases (on April 11 and April 18).
The candidates for Outer Constituencies are Angam Karung
Kom (NCP), K James (INC), Thangminlien Kipgen (NPP),
Lorho S Pfoze (NPF), H Shokhopao Mate (BJP), Ashang
Kasar (NEIDP), Hangkhanpao Taithul (JDU) and Leikhan
Kaipu (Independent) while the candidates for Inner are O
Nabakishore (INC), Dr M Nara (CPI), Dr RK Ranjan (BJP),
RK Anand (NEIDP), O Jugindro (MPP), Dr G Tonsana
Sharma (MDPF), S Nandeshwor (RJSP), Md Iliyash Khan,
M Totomsana Nongshaba, RK Somorendro and Wahengbam
Pobitro (Independents).
The total voter turn out reached around 82.78 percent (84.13
women and 81.36 men).
18 third genders also caste their votes in the recent election.