82 per cent voter turnout in first phase of Manipur polls

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New Delhi, Feb 8 (UNI) An estimated 80 to 82 per cent of 600,000 voters today exercised their franchise in the first phase of Manipur assembly polls in 19 constituencies spread over three districts.

Talking to newspersons, Deputy Chief Election Commissioner J P Prasad said polling was by and large peaceful barring some stray incidents of violence in three polling stations in Ukhrul district and one in Senapati district.

He said in all there will be just six booths where there will be repolling of which four are due to disturbances and two because of malfunctioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) against 34 booths for the same constituencies during the previous assembly elections.

In five polling stations --one in Senapati district and four in Ukhrul district-- people boycotted the poll.

There are 3.02 lakh women voters in the first phase of the elections in Manipur. A total of 718 polling stations were set up to conduct the poll.

A feature during the poll is the deployment of new EVMs where time will be blocked at the time of start, during the casting of each individual voters and at the closing time.

Apart from this for the first time the Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) were deployed at the polling stations for peaceful conduct of the polls. Apart from this large scale video graphy was used in ''identified'' and sensitive booths from within and outside, he added.

Twelve satellite phones were also deployed for keeping in touch with all the polling stations.

UNI

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