Manipur Election 2022 Voting Live Updates: Ex-CM Okram Ibobi Singh among others in fray as six districts vote in final phase

07:20 (IST)

Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update 

Phase 2 of Manipur Assembly Elections 2022 has started

Early voters waiting in line while maintaining COVID-19 protocols to cast their votes in Jiribam.

Phase 2 of Manipur Assembly Elections 2022 has started.
Early voters waiting in line while maintaining Covid SOP to cast their votes in Jiribam.#ECI #ElectionCommissionOfIndia #CEOManipur #SVEEP #ManipurVotes2022 #CovidSafeElections #ManipurElection2022 pic.twitter.com/jXo7HNHZfg

— The CEO Manipur (@CeoManipur) March 5, 2022

07:18 (IST)

Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update 

Second phase of voting begins in Manipur

The second phase of voting in Manipur began at 7 am today. Voting has started across 22 assembly constituencies and will go on till 4pm.

As many as 92 candidates, including two women are in the fray whose electoral fate will be decided in the second phase of Assembly polls.

Manipur has a total of sixty assembly constituencies of which 38 assembly constituencies went for polls in the first phase of voting held on February 28.

07:08 (IST)

Manipur Election 2022 Voting LATEST Update 

Voting for the last phase of Manipur Elections begins

Repolling also being held in 12 polling stations across 5 constituencies that went to the poll on Feb 28th in the first phase

Voting for the last phase of #ManipurElections2022 begins; 92 candidates across 22 assembly constituencies in fray.

Repolling also being held in 12 polling stations across 5 constituencies that went to the poll on Feb 28th in the first phase. pic.twitter.com/E87Wvajvgv

— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2022

07:04 (IST)

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Manipur CM urges voters to vote in large numbers

Manipur CM N. Biren Singh urged voters to vote in large numbers in the second phase of Manipur elections.

On this second phase of Manipur Assembly Election 2022 happening today in 22 seats, I urge all the voters in these constituencies to turn out in large number and vote to secure a peaceful & developed Manipur.

— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) March 5, 2022

Manipur Assembly Election 2022 Voting Live Updates: Ex-CM Okram Ibobi Singh among others in fray as six districts vote in final phase.

A total of about 8.38 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the second and last phase of Manipur assembly elections.

Manipur will witness polling for the second and last phase of state Assembly elections today in 22 constituencies spread across six districts.

As many as 92 candidates, including two women are in the fray whose electoral fate will be decided in the second phase of Assembly polls.

The 22 contituencies that are going to polls today include Lilong, Thoubal, Wangkhem, Heirok, Wangjing Tentha, Khangabo, Wabgai, Kakching, Hiyanglam, Sugnoo, Jiribam, Chandel (ST), Tengnoupal (ST), Phungyar (ST), Ukhrul (ST), Chingai (ST), Karong (ST), Mao (ST), Tadubi (ST), Tamei (ST), Tamenglong (ST), and Nungba (ST).

There are 1,247 polling stations in the second phase of the Manipur Assembly elections. A total of about 8.38 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase.

Voting will start at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm. The voters who are COVID positive or are under quarantine will be allowed to vote at the last hour, between 3 pm to 4 pm. The results of the Manipur Assembly Elections will be declared on March 10.

On March 3, the Election Commission has imposed a ban on all kinds of political campaigns for the second phase of the state assembly polls slated to be held on March 5.

The term of the current Manipur government began on March 20, 2017, and is slated to end on March 19, 2022.

Manipur has a total of sixty assembly constituencies of which 38 assembly constituencies went for polls in the first phase of voting held on February 28.

With the conclusion of the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections on February 28, the state recorded an average voter turnout of 78.30 per cent, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Notably, this time the BJP decided to go solo and is contesting all 60 seats alone.

On the other hand, Congress has formed an alliance of six political parties and named it Manipur Progressive Secular Alliance (MPSA). The coalition partners in MPSA include Congress, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist), Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), and Janata Dal (Secular).

In the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, Congress emerged as the single largest party winning 28 seats followed by the BJP which settled with 21 seats. The National People's Party (NPP) and Naga People's Front (NPF) bagged four seats each while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) managed to secure only one constituency. BJP bagged 36.28 per cent vote share while Congress received 35.11 per cent of the total vote.

Later, BJP stitched a coalition with the NPP, NPF and LJP to form the government under the leadership of Biren Singh.