Lok Sabha 2024 Elections: Repolling in 6 outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 30; all you need to know

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"The Election Commission of India has, nether Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the canvass taken connected April 26, 2024 (Friday) successful respect of 6 polling stations listed successful the array beneath of 2- Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency to beryllium void and appointed April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) arsenic the day for taking caller canvass astatine the said polling stations with hours of canvass from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM," an authoritative connection said, arsenic quoted by PTI.

What happened connected the polling day?

On the time of the vote, respective stations reported damages to the EVMs and VVPATs earlier the voting process could beryllium completed. One presumption experienced EVM malfunctions, portion different faced repeated interruptions owed to intimidation by unidentified individuals.

As a result, the voting records from these stations person been declared null and void, necessitating a repoll to guarantee each constituents person an accidental to formed their votes, the study added.

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This determination comes amid ongoing taste tensions successful the region, which person occasionally erupted into violence. Most recently, a clash involving gunfire and makeshift mortars occurred betwixt 2 rival assemblage groups astatine Koutruk Village, Imphal West district, underscoring the volatile situation.

The repolling aims to reconstruct the integrity of the electoral process successful these troubled areas and uphold the antiauthoritarian rights of the voters contempt the challenges posed by the existent atmosphere.

(With Inputs from PTI)

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Published: 28 Apr 2024, 10:47 AM IST