SHILLONG: Meghalaya recorded 84.86 in step with cent polling in the assembly election held the day before today, state leader electoral officer F R Kharkongor said today.
In 2013 assembly elections in the state, the voter turnout was 86.82 in step with cent. This 12 months's polling percentage is expected to move up additional after vote casting in Williamnagar constituency, he said.
Polling in Williamnagar was countermanded after the loss of life of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma in a militant attack final week.
'"Taking into account postal ballots of over 22,000 government employees who were deployed on election duty, the total voting percentage will touch the 2013 figures and may even go up a bit considering the fact that Williamnagar has a trend of high voter turnout," Kharkongor said.
Yesterday, he had put the turnout at round 75 in step with cent, however polling data from a long way flung spaces of the state was yet to be won.
Kharkongor said 15,35,846 electorate out of the entire 18.09 lakh voters exercised their franchise in 59 constituencies the day before today.
The Election Commission has ordered repolling in Kyndong Tuber polling station in Raliang constituency of West Jaintia Hills district the next day to come. Voting can be held from 7 am to four pm, he said.
The order got here after he really helpful re-polling in the polling station due to a "human error" which had ended in a mix up of EVMs from some other constituency. This had resulted in vote casting being stopped in the polling station.
The very best turnout was recorded at Mookaiaw constituency the place 93.21 in step with cent electorate exercised their franchise, and the least was registered in North Shillong which witnessed 60.79 in step with cent polling, he said.
District smart, South West Garo Hills, which has three Assembly constituencies, together with those contested by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma (Ampati) and his wife D D Shira (Mahendraganj), recorded 91.15 in step with cent voter turnout.
South West Khasi Hills district, which has two constituencies, Ranikor and Mawkyrwat, held by cabinet minister Martin M Danggo and previous deputy leader minister Rowell Lyngdoh respectively, recorded the bottom turnout.
Kharkongor said the state election division has retained 11 of the 106 companies of central armed police forces that have been deployed for non violent polling.
"After a review of the law-and-order situation we have recommended retention of 11 companies of CAPF which will be deployed at the strong room in East Jaintia Hills district and in few pockets of the state capital," he said.
In 2013 assembly elections in the state, the voter turnout was 86.82 in step with cent. This 12 months's polling percentage is expected to move up additional after vote casting in Williamnagar constituency, he said.
Polling in Williamnagar was countermanded after the loss of life of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma in a militant attack final week.
'"Taking into account postal ballots of over 22,000 government employees who were deployed on election duty, the total voting percentage will touch the 2013 figures and may even go up a bit considering the fact that Williamnagar has a trend of high voter turnout," Kharkongor said.
Yesterday, he had put the turnout at round 75 in step with cent, however polling data from a long way flung spaces of the state was yet to be won.
Kharkongor said 15,35,846 electorate out of the entire 18.09 lakh voters exercised their franchise in 59 constituencies the day before today.
The Election Commission has ordered repolling in Kyndong Tuber polling station in Raliang constituency of West Jaintia Hills district the next day to come. Voting can be held from 7 am to four pm, he said.
The order got here after he really helpful re-polling in the polling station due to a "human error" which had ended in a mix up of EVMs from some other constituency. This had resulted in vote casting being stopped in the polling station.
The very best turnout was recorded at Mookaiaw constituency the place 93.21 in step with cent electorate exercised their franchise, and the least was registered in North Shillong which witnessed 60.79 in step with cent polling, he said.
District smart, South West Garo Hills, which has three Assembly constituencies, together with those contested by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma (Ampati) and his wife D D Shira (Mahendraganj), recorded 91.15 in step with cent voter turnout.
South West Khasi Hills district, which has two constituencies, Ranikor and Mawkyrwat, held by cabinet minister Martin M Danggo and previous deputy leader minister Rowell Lyngdoh respectively, recorded the bottom turnout.
Kharkongor said the state election division has retained 11 of the 106 companies of central armed police forces that have been deployed for non violent polling.
"After a review of the law-and-order situation we have recommended retention of 11 companies of CAPF which will be deployed at the strong room in East Jaintia Hills district and in few pockets of the state capital," he said.
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