Tamei repoll held

Imphal, March 5 (NNN): Re-polling at four polling booths in Tamei constituency of Tamenglong district on Monday witnessed vandalism with two EVMs were destroyed allegedly by supporters of Congress and Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) at two different polling booths, and in the meantime, one EVM was reportedly sealed by securitymen well ahead of the […]

Imphal, March 5 (NNN): Re-polling at four polling booths in Tamei constituency of Tamenglong district on Monday witnessed vandalism with two EVMs were destroyed allegedly by supporters of Congress and Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) at two different polling booths, and in the meantime, one EVM was reportedly sealed by securitymen well ahead of the time given for voting ended at Paldai polling booth under Chandel constitueAncy.
Re-poll at Four polling stations Makuilong, Lemtak, kadi and Dulong under Tamei constituncy were held on Monday. Re-poll for these polling booths were supposed to conduct yesterday along with 63 polling stations, but put off due to heavy rain and landslides.
Sources said two EVMs were damaged at Lamta polling station by supporters of Indian National Congress (INC) and another at Kadi polling station, but this time allegedly by workers of MSCP.
The incidents occurred just before the voting which ended at 3 pm at the two polling booths.
However, the damaged voting machine at Kadi polling booth was replaced by another and the polling continued and ended peacefully, official sources said. But, no details were available from the State election office regarding Lamta polling booth.
In an unrelated incident that took place at Paldai polling station under Chandel constituency which went to re-poll yesterday, one EVM along with one polling officer were picked up by a police team led by Ningshing Tangkhul, Additional Superintendent of Police, Thoubal district well ahead of the voting ended even as the security team sealed the voting machine, a source informed.
Polls to the 60-member Manipur assembly were held on January 28 last. In these polls, fate of 278 candidates will be decided tomorrow as counting of votes will begin tomorrow morning at 8.

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