Over 100 polling stations in Manipur have no roads : CEO

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Imphal, Feb 18 (UNI) Chief Electoral Officer R R Rashmi said the February 23 third phase Manipur Assembly election will be the most challenging one due to logistics and terrain.

The CEO said out of 515 polling stations there were no proper roads in about 100 polling stations, and hence the polling officials will have to walk for about 5 to 30 km to reach the polling stations.

Helicopter and boats will be used to transport the EVMs, the CEO said.

All the polling officials will be guarded by security personnel, he said adding polling and security personnel have started going to their assigned posts.

About 2600 polling officials will be involved, he said adding the exact figure of security personnel was not yet known.

The observers have also reached their stations. All the polling stations will be guarded by at least a section of the security personnel.

A special arrangement will also be made for about 4,700 villagers of Chandel district, affected by heavy fighting between militants and troops.

The villagers were dislocated from their original villages and residing at Somtal, Tengnoupal and other places. They would be brought to Laijang and Holejang villages at the district so that they could exercise their franchise, he said.

The fate of Congress president Gaikhangam, Tribal Development Minister, Phungzathang Tonsing, Information Minister T N Haokip, the number two in the O Ibobi Singh government Th Devendra will be decided in the third phase.

In this phase, there are two women candidates.

Chandel has the maximum of ten candidates, while Singhat has three candidates. A total of 1,85,598 female, 1,77,752 male, totaling 3,63,345 will cast their votes.

The Congress is contesting in 11 seats, LJSP-9, RJD-6, National Congress Party in 5, SP-5, the Bhartiya Janta Party in three, Communist Party of India 4, Manipur People's Party (MPP) 3 , NPP-3 , SAP-2, JD(U)-1, PDA-1, and Independents 23.

UNI

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