Jiribam: Amid tight security and after following mandatory procedures, polling parties for the 41 polling stations in respect of 40-Jiribam Assembly Segment of 2-Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency were dispersed Thursday from the DC, Complex, Chingdong Leikai, Jiribam.
Prior to the dispersal of Polling Parties to their respective polling stations, heavily guarded strong rooms located at DC, Office were opened from 8.45 a.m. onwards for dispersal of EVMs and VVPATs in the presence of DEO, SP, ARO, Nodal Officers and representatives of contesting candidates/political parties.
Notably, there are 41 polling stations out of which 5 are model polling stations and 8 woman polling stations including 1 Special polling station under the “scheme for IDPs of Manipur to vote in relief camps” located in Bidyanagar Multipurpose Sports Complex in 40-Jiribam Assembly Segment of 2-Outer Manipur (ST) Parliamentary Constituency. Altogether there are 30,809 voters which include 15660 males, 15148 females and 1 transgender.
Interestingly, polling stations number 40/16 and 40/17 located at Babukhal and Boroikhal are only accessible by waterways.
While flagging off the polling parties to their respective polling stations, DEO Jiribam Krishna Kumar, IAS instructed the polling parties to be vigilant and coordinate with each other and he also wished the parties to make the election peaceful and successful.
It may also be mentioned that there are 15 critical and 13 vulnerable polling stations in the 40-Jiribam segment. A total number of 5 companies of CAPF have been requisitioned and deployed along with the deployment of armed and civil police of Manipur Police. A total of 200 personnel including reserve personnel from various departments are being engaged as polling staff on poll day.
Voting will be held tomorrow from 7 a.m. onwards till 4 p.m. in the 41 polling stations.
