Kohima, Nov 5 (PTI) The Election Commission of India has fixed November 7 as the date for holding fresh polls in two polling stations in Pungro-Kiphire Assembly Constituency, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Abhijit Sinha said on Thursday.

Bye-poll to two Assembly seats in Nagaland Southern Angami-I under Kohima district and Pungro-Kiphire under Kiphire district was conducted on November 3.

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The CEO said that the ECI on the basis of reports submitted and after taking all material circumstances into account had declared the poll taken on Tuesday at 8-Kipongya Ward A Kiphire Town and 11-Singrep village to be void.

The ECI has fixed November 7 as the date for polling in the two polling stations, said Sinha.

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Kipongya Ward A has 779 electorates while 11-Singrep has 947 voters.

Sinha during a media briefing on the conduct of the by-polls on Tuesday evening had said that polling to 11- Singrep polling station had been adjourned due to violence between supporters of political parties, because of which fresh polls had been ordered.

However, the reason for re-poll in Kipongya polling station has not been cited.

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