Chief Electoral Officer, Pradeep Kumar Jha further appealed to the voters of these polling stations to come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha concluded in Manipur as 13 of the Assembly segments in the State's Outer Manipur constituency cast their votes in the second phase of polling on Friday
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The Election Commission of India the polls conducted in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency as void. The polls were conducted at six polling stations and ECI also announced that fresh elections in these stations will be held on April 30.
"The Election Commission of India has, under Sections 58(2) and 58A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, directed that the poll taken on April 26, 2024 (Friday) in respect of 6 polling stations listed in the table below of 2- Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency to be void and appointed April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) as the date for taking fresh poll at the said polling stations with hours of poll from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM," an official statement said.
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Chief Electoral Officer, Pradeep Kumar Jha further appealed to the voters of these polling stations to come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise.
Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha concluded in Manipur as 13 of the Assembly segments in the State's Outer Manipur constituency cast their votes in the second phase of polling on Friday.
After reportedly multiple incidents of violence took place during the first phase of polling on April 19, re-polling was held in 11 polling stations of the Inner Manipur constituency on April 22.
The next round of polling will be held on May 7 and the counting of votes and result will be out on June 4.
(With ANI Inputs)
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