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Polling Begins For 22 Seats In Second Phase Of Manipur Assembly Elections

💟 Polling for the second and last phase of assembly electi✱ons in Manipur began at 7 am on Saturday in 22 constituencies across six districts.

Polling Begins For 22 Seats ♎In Second Ph✱ase Of Manipur Assembly Elections
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Polling for the second and last phase of assembly elections in Manip𒁃ur began at 7 am on Saturday in 22 constituencies across six districts, an official said.

A total of ꦬ8.38 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase in the districts of Thoubal, Chandel, Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong and Jiribam, he said.

All arrangements are in place to hold voting in 1,247 polling stations adhering to COVID-𒐪19 safety protocols, Chief Electoral Officer𒅌 (CEO) Rajesh Agarwal had said on Friday.

The electoral fate of 92 candidates will be decided on Saturday, including 12 from the BJP, followed by Congress (18), National People's Party (11), Janata Dal (United) and Naga People's Front (10 each).
Polling will continue till 4 pm.