First phase of polling passes off peacefully in region; over 60 per cent polling reported from all states
First Published: 11th April, 2019 19:14 IST
Voting for the 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls passed of peacefully by and large in the 14 out of 25 constituencies in the region that witnessed elections on Thursday.
Voting for the 1st phase of Lok Sabha polls passed of peacefully by and large in the 14 out of 25 constituencies in the region that witnessed elections on Thursday.
Voting for Phase 1 of the seven-phase #LokSabhaElections2019 begins in 91 constituencies spread across 20 states and Union Territories in the country. pic.twitter.com/NnfKJheezj
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
Apart from reports of malfunctioning of EVMs there was no major hiccup in the polling process.
#LokSabhaElections2019 | #Manipur: Voting delayed at 3 polling booths in Kangpokpi due to EVM malfunction.#IndiaVotes pic.twitter.com/2nNswRU8uN
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
Polling was held in 5 constituencies in Assam, 2 each in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, 1 seat each in Manipur and Tripura.
The lone Lok Sabha seats in Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim also went to polls today. Meanwhile, Assembly elections were also held in Arunachal and Sikkim.
#LokSabhaElections2019 | Brisk polling underway in 14 constituencies in Northeast; people come out early to exercise their franchise. pic.twitter.com/Yzt0P6FTZb
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#IndiaVotes | Visual of people queuing up to exercise their franchise at 13,000 ft in East #Sikkim's Sherathang.#ElectionsWithNortheastLive #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/TByVhDgJCw
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
Significantly, top leaders from the region were seen queuing up along with the general public to cast their votes.
#LokSabhaElections2019| Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal casts his vote in Dibrugarh.#IndiaVotes #ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/8jkNARyPqy
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019| NPP President and Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma casts his vote in Tura.#IndiaVotes #ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/lN1kI4kt2a
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019| Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling casts his vote in Namchi.#ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/gxVwCu17t0
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019 | CM Pema Khandu casts his vote at a government school in Momba under Tawang Constituency.#IndiaVotes #ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/lgw6mCUQKG
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019 | Tripura CM Biplab Deb casts his vote at a polling booth in Udaipur.#IndiaVotes #ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/6sSOLi3iTY
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019 | Mizoram CM Zoramthanga casts his vote in Aizawl. pic.twitter.com/rtG3pp7Vhf
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019 | #Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio accompanied by his wife Kaisa Rio and son exercised their franchise in Kohima.#IndiaVotes #ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/RImXiS2X62
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
According to the latest figures, almost all constituencies in the region have crossed the 60 percent mark as far as voter turnout is concerned.
#LokSabhaElections2019: Voter turnout recorded till 6 PM –
67% in Shillong & Tura, 77% in West Tripura, 78% in Outer Manipur, 61% in Mizoram, 69% in Sikkim, 73% in Nagaland.#IndiaVotes #ElectionsWithNortheastLive pic.twitter.com/ipEtkukVGS
— Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 11, 2019
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