Lok Sabha elections 2024: Manipur votes in first phase today

The voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Manipur is scheduled for Friday The northeastern state has seen ethnic violence since May 2023 Polling will start at 7 am and continue until 4 pm All 32 assembly segments of the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency and 15 Assembly Segments of the Outer Manipur ST Parliamentary Constituency will go to the polls todayA total of 1544652 voters including 741849 males 802557 females and 246 transgender voters will exercise their franchise in phase 1 according to an official release There are a total of 2107 polling stations It is worth mentioning that 645 polling stations will be completely managed by allwoman polling personnel It is also notable that 2 polling stations will be exclusively managed by Persons with Disabilities PwD polling personnelIn addition 85 special polling stations have been set up for internally displaced voters in Imphal East Imphal West Bishnupur Thoubal Kakching Churachandpur and Kangpokpi districts A total of 18091 internally displaced voters will exercise their franchise today Over 8000 polling personnel are being deployed the release addedA total of 6 candidates are in the fray for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency while 4 candidates shall be contesting for the Outer Manipur ST Parliamentary Constituency Arrangements for webcasting have been made at 1256 polling stations Adequate CAPF has been deployed in all polling stations In addition micro observers have been deployed in all critical polling stations and special polling stationsA total of 11582 PwD electors and 289 Centenarian voters will exercise their franchise today Two volunteers have been engaged in each polling station to assist voters Voter assistance booths have also been set up in all polling stations ASHA workers have been identified for every polling station to provide immediate health care for the voters In addition Anganwadi workers have been engaged to facilitate pregnant and lactating mothers voting with ease Firstaid kits have been provided for all polling stations the release addedThe movement of EVMs is being tracked with the help of the eTraccar app which is embedded in the mobile phones of polling personnel and sector officers Besides polling personnel will be able to report any sort of EVM malfunctioning or any untoward incident happening in the polling station This will enable the returning officer amp assistant it addedReturning officers to take immediate corrective action The Poll Star App is also used for timely reporting of voter turnout and other vital information by the polling officials Control rooms have been set up in every district headquarters and in the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Manipur it added In order to ensure free fair and smooth election certain restrictions have been imposed on poll day in the polling station premises Providing free conveyance to voters to and from the polling stations by a candidatehis agent is a corrupt practice and strictly forbiddenAs provided in Section 130 of the Representation of the People Act 1951 canvassing within a polling station or any public or private place within a distance of 100 meters of a polling station is strictly prohibited Cellular phones cordless phones etc shall not be allowed except by officers on duty within 100 meters of a polling station Besides no campaignrelated posters or banners within 100 metres of the polling booth are allowed The use of loudspeakers within a 100meter polling station is also strictly prohibited Candidates shall also not set up booths within 200 metres of the polling booth the release addedThe Chief Electoral Officer Manipur has appealed to all voters to come out in large numbers exercise their franchise and be a part of the democratic exercise Voters are expected to produce an electors photo identity card EPIC for their identification at the polling stations before casting their votes it addedThose voters who are not able to produce EPIC shall produce one of the 12 alternative identity documents for establishing their identity Aadhaar Card MNREGA Job Card Passbooks with photographs issued by BankPost Office Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of the Ministry of Labour Driving Licence PAN Card Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR Indian Passport Pension document with photograph Service Identity Cards with photographs issued to employees by CentralState GovtPSUsPublic Limited Companies Official identity cards issued to MPsMLAsMLCs and Unique Disability ID UDID Card Mo Social Justice Empowerment Government of IndiaThe following states and Union Territories will be conducting Phase 1 of voting Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jammu and Kashmir Lakshadweep and Puducherry The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be held on April 19 April 26 May 7 May 13 May 20 May 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