Nagaland TR Zeliang accuses Rio of playing ‘dirty games’ in state politics
Nagaland's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Abhijit Sinha said of the 2,156 polling stations in the state, 1,100 were declared as "critical", 530 "vulnerable" and 526 "normal".
Mon: One person was injured in a bomb blast in Nagaland's Mon district on Tuesday at a polling station in Tizit. 59 out of 60 constituencies will go to polls today as the election in Northern Angami II constituency will not take place as incumbent MLA Neiphiu Rio was the only one to file nomination from the assembly seat and hence declared victor unopposed.
Dimapur Voters wait in a long queue to cast their votes for Assembly elections at a polling station in Dimapur, Nagaland on Tuesday.
However, the incumbent Chief Minister T.R.Zeliang voiced confidence that the NPF will retain power in Nagaland.
Polling was held for 59 seats of the 60-member Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
Election Commission has set up 177 all-women polling stations across the state, where the entire polling staff, including the police and security personnel, shall be women.
A total of 11,76,432 voters - 5,97,281 men, 5,79,151 women and 5,884 service voters - are eligible to exercise their franchise in the Nagaland polls.
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Polling in Nagaland, Meghalaya; yet another Congress and BJP fight
Election has been countermanded in Williamnagar in the wake of the killing of an NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma in an IED blast. For the first time, 67 all-women polling stations and 61 model polling stations were set up in the state, the CEO said.
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The voter guide will be distributed to 4, 20,000 households across the State.
Voting will be conducted in 2,156 polling stations as 40 polling stations fall under the Northern Angami-II seat, from where Rio has been declared elected unopposed.
Sinha said there are 55 election observers, include 22 general and expenditure observers each and 11 police observers, besides 442 mirco observers.
Having ruled the state uninterrupted since 2003 and been set for another term given the absence of Opposition in the state since 2015, the Shürhozelie Liezietsu-led NPF, one of the oldest regional parties, is facing its toughest battles from within and outside, specifically from the newly-formed Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-BJP combine.
The run-up to the polls saw several twists and turns, with the Core Committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO) demanding a solution to the vexed Naga problem before the elections.
The Congress, which has given three chief ministers to Nagaland, is contesting only 18 seats, two less than the BJP.
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