Voting in the remaining 13 assembly constituencies under the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency will be held on Friday, while voting for 15 of the 28 assembly constituencies as well as the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat will be held in the first phase on April 19.
A total of 4,93,751 voters will cast their votes across 857 polling stations to decide the electoral fate of four candidates for the Outer Manipur seat reserved for tribals, election officials said.
Voters taking shelter in relief camps due to the almost year-long ethnic violence will exercise their franchise at nine special polling stations set up in relief camps in different districts, an election official said.
Meanwhile, polling officials along with security forces have already reached their destination.
While the state's ruling BJP is contesting from the Inner Manipur seat, it has extended support to Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate Katchui Timothy Jimik, who has defeated sitting MP Lorho S. from the Outer Manipur seat. Has taken the place of Pfoz.
The Congress-led India Bloc nominated Alfred Kannagam S. Arthur has been fielded.
However, two independents – S. Kho John and Alison Abonmai - also contesting the Lok Sabha seat, the main contest will be between Jimik and Arthur, Bot Nagas.
The Naga community has claimed to remain neutral during the ethnic conflict between the Meiteis of the valley and the Kumi-Zomis of the hills. In view of the ethnic conflict, campaigning for two Lok Sabha seats – Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur –
,
Political parties and candidates did not organize any public meeting.
75 years of electoral history of the North-Eastern State. On April 15 itself, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shaw had addressed an election rally in Imphal in support of the party candidate.
A total of 4,93,751 voters will cast their votes across 857 polling stations to decide the electoral fate of four candidates for the Outer Manipur seat reserved for tribals, election officials said.
Voters taking shelter in relief camps due to the almost year-long ethnic violence will exercise their franchise at nine special polling stations set up in relief camps in different districts, an election official said.
Meanwhile, polling officials along with security forces have already reached their destination.
While the state's ruling BJP is contesting from the Inner Manipur seat, it has extended support to Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate Katchui Timothy Jimik, who has defeated sitting MP Lorho S. from the Outer Manipur seat. Has taken the place of Pfoz.
The Congress-led India Bloc nominated Alfred Kannagam S. Arthur has been fielded.
However, two independents – S. Kho John and Alison Abonmai - also contesting the Lok Sabha seat, the main contest will be between Jimik and Arthur, Bot Nagas.
The Naga community has claimed to remain neutral during the ethnic conflict between the Meiteis of the valley and the Kumi-Zomis of the hills. In view of the ethnic conflict, campaigning for two Lok Sabha seats – Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur –
,
Political parties and candidates did not organize any public meeting.
75 years of electoral history of the North-Eastern State. On April 15 itself, Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shaw had addressed an election rally in Imphal in support of the party candidate.
