Nagaland Meghalaya Election 2023: The Election Commission (EC) said That voting for the Meghalaya and Nagaland assembly elections concluded peacefully on Monday. The commission also said that no demand for re-polling has come from both the northeastern states.

in both the states 4689 Voting on the seats

The Election Commission informed that in both the states 68 assembly seats, while in each state Voting took place on the seats. Polling in Meghalaya’s Sohyeong seat was postponed due to the death of a candidate. Since there was only one candidate for the Akuluto seat in Nagaland, there was no need to hold elections there.

Polling was conducted peacefully

The commission said that in Meghalaya 3,419 polling stations and 2,178 polling stations in Nagaland But the polling was completed peacefully today. Advance planning and extensive monitoring by the commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar ensured smooth conduct of elections in both the states without any glitches. Also 5,178 again in any of the polling stations No polling information.

in Nagaland In 10 and there was repolling at one place in Meghalaya

in Nagaland 2023 in And there was re-polling at one place in Meghalaya. Polling was also held in the Erode (East) assembly seat in Tamil Nadu and the Sagardighi seat in West Bengal, where by-elections were held to fill the vacant seats due to the death of MLAs. Along with this, a by-election was also held in Ramgarh assembly seat in Jharkhand where the MLA was disqualified. Voting was held on Sunday in Maharashtra’s Kasba Peth and Chinchwad assembly seats. Voting was also not held for Lumla seat in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district. The BJP candidate from the constituency, Tshering Lhamu, was declared elected as MLA without any contest on Friday. Tshering Lhamu, wife of former MLA Jambe Tashi, was the only candidate who filed her nomination for the by-election for the seat. Due to the death of her husband in November last year, it was necessary to conduct a by-election on this seat.

in Meghalaya There were polling stations where no vehicle could go

The Election Commission said that careful planning was done on its part for the hilly areas of Meghalaya, which required traveling through mountainous terrain, crossing rivers and reaching inaccessible areas. 178 such polling stations were where no vehicle could go. There were many such polling stations in the Garo Hills region, where polling parties had to pass through temporary bamboo bridges and double-decker root bridges. Kumar praised the significant efforts of the polling teams who reached such difficult areas to ensure that no voter is left out. To the family of a polling officer who died in a road accident while on duty in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district Ex-gratia amount of Rs. lakh was given.

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Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 10: 42 PM IST