Bharat Decides 2019: Polling ends in Manipur with 78.20%

The first phase of the LS elections in Manipur ended, the state witnessed 78.2% turnout while Meghalaya and Nagaland recorded 62 and 68 percent turnout, respectively.

Aizawl: In the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Manipur witnessed 78.2 % voter turnout. Meghalaya and Nagaland witnessed 62 and 68 percent turnout, respectively.

Bharat Decides 2019

MEGHALAYA

• Over 62% voting recorded till 5 pm in Meghalaya
• Nearly 21 per cent of the 19,14,795 electors with 52 per cent women cast their votes in the first two hours.
• Forty companies of the central armed police forces, 9,000 Meghalaya police personnel and Home Guards have been deployed to prevent any untoward incidents.
• There are 4,986 voters with disabilities and the Election Commission has issued over 800 Braille-enabled ballot papers for 797 visually impaired voters across the state.
• Of the total 3,167 polling stations, 417 have been identified as vulnerable and 107 as critical, the poll panel said.
  

  Voting in Meghalaya

About Meghalaya Lok Sabha seats

In the two constituencies of Shillong and Tura, a total of 19,14,795 electors with 52 per cent of them women, are expected to exercise their franchise.

• Shillong parliamentary constituency: In this parliamentary constituency there are six candidates including outgoing MP Vincent H. Pala, who is pitted against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sanbor Shullai, United Democratic Party's (UDP) Jemino Mawthoh and three Independents - T.H.S. Bonney, Romeo Phira Ranee and Samuel Hashah.

• Tura parliamentary constituency: 7,16,989 voters will cast their votes in the Tura seat that covers 24 Assembly segments. The focus is on this seat as former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma of the Congress is confident of defeating former Union Minister and National People's Party (NPP) nominee Agatha Kongkal Sangma and Meghalaya's BJP vice-president Rikman G. Momin.

NAGALAND

• Over 68% voting recorded till 3 pm in Manipur
• Voting is underway in Dimapur, Nagaland .
• Nagaland parliamentary constituency witnessed 21% voter turnout till 9 am.
• 4 candidates are contesting in one constituency.

MANIPUR

• Over 78.20% voting recorded till 5 pm in Manipur
• 53.44% voting recorded till 1 pm
• 35.03% voter turnout till 11 am.
• Voting is underway in Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency for phase one Lok Sabha election. Visuals from a polling booth in Ukhrul.
  

  Voting is underway in Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency
• There are two parliamentary constituencies in the state.

MIZORAM

• 55.20% voting recorded till 3 pm in Arunachal Pradesh
• Over 50% polling recorded in Mizoram till 2 pm
• Over half of the 787,777 electorates cast their votes in the first seven hours of polling.
• 17.5% voter turnout in Mizoram
• The voting for lone Lok Sabha constituency in Mizoram began on Thursday under heavy security cover, officials said.
• A total of 787,777 electorates would decide the electoral fortune of six candidates, including a woman.
• The voters will decide the electoral fortunes of six candidates, including independent aspirant Lalthlamuani, who is the first woman candidate contesting parliamentary polls in the Christian dominated northeastern state.
• Besides the lone Lok Sabha seat by-poll for the Aizawl West-1 Assembly segment is also being held on Thursday.

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

• 50.87% voting recorded till 3 pm in Arunachal Pradesh
• Voters in Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar queued up to cast their votes for Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

  • #WATCH People in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh queue up to cast their votes for #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/JNpWE8XPmO

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    #WATCH People in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh queue up to cast their votes for #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/JNpWE8XPmO

    — ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2019

SIKKIM

• Over 55% voting recorded till 3 pm in Sikkim
• 39.08 % voting recorded til 1 pm in Sikkim Parliamentary constituency
• Lamas (Buddhist Monks) all over Sikkim are voting enthusiastically.
• Till 11 am, 182 out of total 1156 voters had cast their votes at Tumin East polling station located in East Sikkim.
• 'I VOTED' stickers are being distributed to women and PwD Voters to instil a sense of empowerment.

  • PwD Voters from Gyalshing-Barnyak Constituency West Sikkim. "I VOTED stickers are being distributed to women and PwD Voters to instil a sense of empowerment. #SikkimVotes #DeshKaMahaTyohar #GotInked #MyVoteMatters #GoVote #SikkimElections2019 pic.twitter.com/5UJNUORWXz

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    PwD Voters from Gyalshing-Barnyak Constituency West Sikkim. "I VOTED stickers are being distributed to women and PwD Voters to instil a sense of empowerment. #SikkimVotes #DeshKaMahaTyohar #GotInked #MyVoteMatters #GoVote #SikkimElections2019 pic.twitter.com/5UJNUORWXz

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    PwD Voters from Gyalshing-Barnyak Constituency West Sikkim. "I VOTED stickers are being distributed to women and PwD Voters to instil a sense of empowerment. #SikkimVotes #DeshKaMahaTyohar #GotInked #MyVoteMatters #GoVote #SikkimElections2019 pic.twitter.com/5UJNUORWXz

    — Office of The Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim (@SikkimElection) April 11, 2019

• A total of 6 Pink Polling Booths have been set up in the West District of Sikkim.
• Sikkim's oldest voter Sumitra Rai, who is 107 years old, cast her vote.

  • #Sikkim 's #OldestVoter, Sumitra Rai, (107 years old) from Poklok Kamraang Constituency, South Sikkim #SikkimVotes #DeshKaMahaTyohar #SikkimElections2019 #GotInked #MyVoteMatters pic.twitter.com/1ZhQG2OnIN

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    #Sikkim 's #OldestVoter, Sumitra Rai, (107 years old) from Poklok Kamraang Constituency, South Sikkim #SikkimVotes #DeshKaMahaTyohar #SikkimElections2019 #GotInked #MyVoteMatters pic.twitter.com/1ZhQG2OnIN

    — Office of The Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim (@SikkimElection) April 11, 2019

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    #Sikkim 's #OldestVoter, Sumitra Rai, (107 years old) from Poklok Kamraang Constituency, South Sikkim #SikkimVotes #DeshKaMahaTyohar #SikkimElections2019 #GotInked #MyVoteMatters pic.twitter.com/1ZhQG2OnIN

    — Office of The Chief Electoral Officer, Sikkim (@SikkimElection) April 11, 2019