Guwahati:
The Election Commission of India has declared the Lok Sabha elections at six polling stations in the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency null and void. Fresh elections will be held in these stations on Tuesday, April 30, the Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur said in a press release.
The elections were held on Friday at 848 polling stations in 13 of the 28 Assembly segments under the Outer Manipur parliamentary seat. The 15 other Assembly segments had voted in the first phase on April 19, along with the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat.
Manipur Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pradeep Kumar Jha, citing the Election Commission's order, appealed to voters to cast their votes in large numbers at these six polling stations on Tuesday.
Election officials said several disturbances took place at these six polling stations on Friday, prompting the EC to order new elections on Tuesday.
Nearly 82 percent of the around 4.85 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise in the remaining parts of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on Friday.
Even in the first phase, eleven booths in Manipur had gone for re-election following incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of EVMs and allegations of booth capture.