Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Polling Underway For 38 Seats in First Phase
As many as 173 candidates are in the fray with 12,09,439 voters expected to exercise their franchise.
Polling for 38 seats in Manipur started at 7 am on Monday as the first of the two-part election in the insurgency-hit state kicked off. As many as 173 candidates are in the fray with 12,09,439 voters expected to exercise their franchise. The key candidates whose fates would be decided today include Chief Minister N Biren Singh, who is contesting from Heingang, speaker Y Khemchand Singh from Singjamei, Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh from Uripok and state Congress chief N Lokesh Singh from Nambol.
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Voting for the first phase of #ManipurElections begins; 173 candidates in 38 constituencies in fray
Key candidates -CM N Biren Singh from Heingang, Speaker Y Khemchand Singh from Singjamei, Dy CM Yumnam Joykumar Singh from Uripok & state Congress chief N Lokesh Singh from Nambol pic.twitter.com/nZg8DYeLdQ
— ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2022
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