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Booth captured, EVMs destroyed, disturbances reported in Manipur poll (VIDEOS)

Manipur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Armed miscreants engage in proxy voting, EVM destroyed, firing reported

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, Friday, 19 April 2024 (11:58 IST)
Imphal: The first phase of polling on Friday in Manipur that has seen almost year-long ethnic strife, was marred by reports of firing, a destroyed Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and armed persons threatening voters.

The Congress candidate for Inner Manipur, Akoijam Bimol, had a face-off with senior police personnel as Congress agents inside the polling stations were asked to leave the polling stations.
 
Bimol questioned the role of police and security personnel in not taking action when Congress agents were forced out of various polling stations.
 
At 5/31 polling station, Thongju, some people destroyed the EVM, alleging forcible casting of vote for a particular candidate by some armed persons. At Thamnapokpi some unknown persons fired near the polling station, which caused conflict and chaos.
 
At 10/6 Uripok, the EVM was destroyed by some persons alleging booth capture by some armed persons.



The poll percentage at 1 p.m. was 46.92, with the Inner Manipur reporting 49.44 percent and the Outer Seat reporting 41.49 percent.
 
Chandel constituency reported the highest turnout of 68.33 per cent, while the lowest was reported at Saikul with 8.50 per cent turnout.

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