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Re-polling for six polling booths for the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat is currently underway. This was after a notification by the Manipur chief electoral officer declared voting at four polling stations in Ukhrul assembly segment, and one each in Chingai assembly seat in Ukhrul and Karong in Senapati as null and void.
Re-polling was necessitated as unidentified persons had damaged EVMs and VVPATs before the completion of voting at four of these six polling stations on April 26. Meanwhile, EVM malfunctioning was reported at one polling station and voting could not be completed at another due to "threat and intimidation by unknown miscreants".
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at the polling stations, including 42/20 Shangshak A, 44/36 Model High School, 44/41 Greenland Primary School, 44/50 KK Leishi Phanit Junior High School, 45/14 Chingai, and 47/33 Oinam A1.
A voter turnout of 66.56 percent was recorded till 11 am.
Around 76.06 per cent of 4.84 lakh voters exercised their franchise during polling in 13 of 28 assembly segments of Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 26. Voting was held in the remaining 15 segments, along with the entire Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, in the first phase on April 19.
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