Mar 04, 2017: In the 1st Phase of Assembly Polls Manipur has recorded over 84 per cent polling in 38 Assembly Constituencies spread over six districts.
the State Chief Electoral Officer Vivek Kumar Dewangan said, today’s polling has recorded the highest ever voter turnout in the electoral history of Manipur and added the poll percentage is likely to increase when the final report of polling comes from the remote areas. He said, polling went off peacefully with no incident of violence.
Uttar Pradesh has recorded 57.03 percent voter turnout in the 6th phase of assembly polls till 5 PM today. Forty nine assembly constituencies spread over seven districts of the state went to polls in this phase today.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission notified the period of prohibition of conduct of exit polls for assembly elections of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh till 5.30 P.M. of 9th March.
The ban on Exit polls has been extended as the EC adjourned the poll in one constituency each in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand due to death of candidates and fixed 9th March as the date of poll.
