Re-polling will be conducted at 11 polling booths of the inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, where incidents of booth capturing and violence were reported. The re-polling will be held tomorrow, as per the directive from the Election Commission, which declared the initial polls held on April 19 as “void”.
The decision for re-polling was made due to incidents of violence reported at some polling booths, including gunfire and destruction of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). One civilian was injured during the violence, and clashes were reported at a polling booth in Moirangkampu Sajeb Awang Leikai of Imphal.
According to CEO’s order, “The Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on April 19 (Friday) in respect of 11 polling stations listed in the table below of 1-inner Manipur parliamentary constituency to be void and appointed April 22, 2024 (Monday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM.”
The affected polling stations where repolling will be conducted are Moirangkampu Sajeb Upper Primary School and S. Ibobi Primary School (East Wing), in the Khurai assembly constituency, four in Kshetrigao, one in Thongju, three in Uripok, and one in Konthoujam.
The affected polling stations where re-polling will be conducted are located in various constituencies across Manipur.
All 32 assembly segments of the inner Manipur parliamentary constituency and 15 assembly segments of the outer Manipur (ST) parliamentary constituency participated in the Lok Sabha elections. Voting for the remaining 13 segments of Outer Manipur will be held in the second phase on April 26.
The Lok Sabha elections in India are being conducted in seven phases, from April 19 to June 1, to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The second phase is scheduled for April 26, followed by subsequent phases on May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. Vote counting is set for June 4.