Repoll at 7 Manipur booths today

IMPHAL: The election commission has ordered repoll on Tuesday at seven booths, three each in Naga-dominated Senapati and Ukhrul districts and one in the valley, Thoubal district, even as some candidates demanded fresh polls.


Under sub-section (2) of Section 58 of the Representation of of the People Act, 1951, the commission declared that the election held at the seven polling stations in the second phase of the Manipur assembly election on Saturday to be void, and the repoll will be held from 7 am to 4 pm on Tuesday, said a statement issued by Manipur chief electoral officer (CEO) Rajesh Agrawal on Monday evening.