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Manipur's electoral office requested fresh polling in six stations of Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency due to violence, booth capture, and machine

      imphal/churachandpur,      incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of evms at some polling booths and allegations of booth capturing were reported from conflict-hit manipur that recorded

Repolling in these stations, spread in two districts-Imphal West and Imphal East of the strife-torn state, would be held from 7 am to 5 pm on April 22. | Latest News India

Incidents of firing and intimidation reported during Lok Sabha polls in Manipur. Armed men fired rounds near polling booths, intimidated election agents, and led to voter altercations. Thin turnout in Kuki-dominated areas. Chandel constituency recorded a high turnout. Meitei areas had slightly higher turnout. Polling in 15 assembly segments of Outer Manipur.

At Thamnapokpi under Moirang constituency in Bishnupur district, armed men fired several rounds in the air near a polling booth prompting voters to flee, police said on Friday, adding additional security personnel were rushed to the spot to contain the situation.

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Unidentified armed men also intimidated election agents of a particular political party at different places and asked them to leave the polling stations, police said

Lok Sabha elections 2024: India, with nearly a billion eligible voters, set off on the worlds largest electoral exercise on Friday. | Latest News India

Unidentified armed men allegedly intimidated election agents of Congress at different places and asked them to leave the polling stations. | Latest News India

Meanwhile, several areas in Kuki-dominated assembly segments in Outer Manipur recorded a thin turnout till 1pm.