Mail News Service
\nImphal, Feb 2: The training of repoll polling personnel in respect of eight polling station of Senapati district was held at the conference hall of DRDA. The polling personnel will leave SEnapati district headquarter for their destinations tomorrow at nine a.m.
\nThey should report to DEo, Senapati PK Jha in time. The rehearsal of re-poll personnel in respect of eight PS in Chandel district was held at the office complex of DC, Chandel today.
\nThey should report to their ROs and ARos tomorrow at eight a.m. The repoll will be held in four PS of Chandel A\/C and four in Tengnoupal A\/C. The district administration, Churachandpur has prepared necessary vehicles being utilized for in re-poll in 55- Tipaimukh, 56- Thanglon, 57-Henglep. The authority also took up full measures for security including CRPF, BSF and Assam Rifles besides Civil Police and women police.
\nRe-poll in 34 polling stations in five hill districts of Manipur, which went to polls January 28, will be held on February 4, for which all the polling and security personnel have started heading for their respective destinations in the hill district headquarters today.
\nThe Chingai Assembly Constituency in Ukhrul district will have the maximum number of polling stations on re-poll at nine, while four each for Chandel and Tengnoupal Assembly Constituencies in Chandel district, seven for Tadubi and one for Mao in Senapati district, one for Tamei, two for Tamenglong Constituency and one for Numgba in Tamenglong district and two each for Tipaimukh and Thanlon and one for Henglep in Churachandpur district will go to re-poll.
\nAll the 34 polling stations have been categorized as hyper-sensitive and accordingly, heavy security arrangements are being put in for the re-poll, according to official sources.
\nIn the January 28 polls, 350 companies of paramilitary force, including police personnel from other States were used in the State. At least five security personnel in election duty were killed in different incidents, including ambushed laid by militants, accidents and shootout in Ukhrul, Chandel and other districts.
\nConcern over the rising tension in Chingai assembly constituency of Ukhrul district in connection with the state assembly election, the Chingai Kendra Concern Group (CKCG) has said today that political parties should not create trouble in the society and the candidates should set the trend by not stooping too low.
\nAppealing the people and the various organisations for the reigning of sanity in the area, the CKCG appeals for the release of all “election related detainees” including the headman of Ringwui village Mr Wungmatem.
\nCertain armed men have reportedly abducted supporters of a candidate in Chingai constituency in connection with the poll.
\nChingai assembly constituency will witness re-polling in nine polling stations on February 4.
\nOn Thursday, the CKCG said that the political parties should refrain from using means that are not democratic and unacceptable to the people.
\nIt then said the CKCG will mobilise with the like minded organisations to advocate for peace and to prevail sanity in the region.<\/p>\n\n