Nagaland: Re-Polling in 11 Polling Stations to be Held Today
Re-polling in 11 booths will be spread across nine assembly constituencies on Friday, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Nagaland announced.
Kohima, March 2: Re-polling in 11 booths will be spread across nine assembly constituencies on Friday, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Nagaland announced. As per details by CEO Abhijit Sinha, the re-polling will be held from 7 am to 3 pm. The nine constituencies, where the re-polling is to be held, are Tamlu, Peren, Kohima Town, Chizami, Phek, Meluri, Tizit, Pungro-Kiphire and Llongkhim-Chare.
The election for 59 seats of the 60-member state assembly was held on February 27. However, in the wee hours of the polling day, a bomb blast happened at a polling station in Tizit, injuring one person.
The results of the polls will be declared on March 3.
As per reports by PTI, the Election Commission had called for a repolling in the 13 polling stations following reports of snatching of EVMs, misuse of electoral photo identity cards and miscreants not allowing voters to exercise their franchise. The counting of votes for all Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya Assembly Elections will be held on March 3.