Election 2023 LIVE: 44.73% Voter Turnout in Meghalaya, 61.16% in Nagaland Till 1 pm; Bypolls in 3 States Underway

Voting for Meghalaya and Nagaland assembly elections is currently underway. Till 1 pm on Monday afternoon, Meghalaya saw a voter turnout of 44.73%, while Nagaland saw 61.16% votes.

Voting for Meghalaya and Nagaland assembly elections is currently underway. Till 1 pm on Monday afternoon, Meghalaya saw a voter turnout of 44.73%, while Nagaland saw 57.06% votes.

Polling for the Erode East byelection in Tamil Nadu was progressing peacefully and around 27 per cent of the voters cast their votes by 11 AM, officials said on Monday. A few alleged technical glitches were reported, prompting authorities to suspend voting in two booths.

A largely peaceful voting in the assembly polls with a turnout of nearly 37 per cent was reported from Nagaland, which was earlier a hotbed for militants, till 11 am on Monday, an official said. However, stone pelting and blank firing caused tension in the Bhandari assembly constituency in Wokha district. A tenuous ceasefire holds in the state for more than decade now as peace talks are continuing with NSCN(IM) and other groups and the central government.

A voter turnout of over 32 per cent was recorded till 11 am on Monday in the Ramgarh assembly constituency bypoll in Jharkhand, with the polling process being “peaceful” in the first four hours, an Election Commission official said. Polling for the by-election began at 7 am, amid tight security arrangements.

A voter turnout of 15.19 per cent was recorded till 9 am in the Ramgarh assembly constituency bypoll in Jharkhand. Polling for the by-election began at 7 am, amid tight security arrangements. An election official said that 15.19 per cent of votes were cast in the first two hours of polling in the Ramgarh assembly seat.

A voter turnout of over 13 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of polling for the by-election to West Bengal’s Sagardighi assembly constituency in Murshidabad district on Monday, an election official said. The polling has been peaceful and no untoward incident was reported, the official said.

Voting for Meghalaya and Nagaland assembly elections is currently underway. Till 11 am on Monday morning, Meghalaya saw a voter turnout of 26.70%, while Nagaland saw 36.30% votes.

“I feel that my vote and people’s vote will decide if I will win this constituency as an MLA,” said Ernest Mawrie, Meghalaya BJP chief and party’s candidate from West Shillong constituency, after casting his vote.

Drugs worth Rs 33.24 crore, and Rs 8.63 crore in cash have been seized in Meghalaya where polling for the assembly elections will be held on Monday, the Election Commission said. Precious metals worth Rs 91 lakh, liquor of Rs 2.54 crore and different other items meant for distribution among voters worth Rs 27.37 crore were also seized by the law enforcement agencies, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor told PTI.

BJP candidate Tsering Lhamu won Arunchal Pradesh’s Lumla assembly constituency by-polls unopposed. They were necessitated by the demise of Jambey Tashi.

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The by-election was necessitated after the disqualification of Congress legislator Mamta Devi, following her conviction in a criminal case. The Congress has fielded Mamta Devi’s husband, Bajrang Mahto, from the seat while the AJSU Party has nominated its leader Sunita Choudhary.

Voting for Nagaland assembly elections was stalled at the Alongtaki polling booth on Monday after stones were pelted. The incident took place at Umabasti, Mocokchung district.

Voting for Meghalaya and Nagaland assembly elections is currently underway. Till 9 am on Monday morning, Meghalaya saw a voter turnout of 10.88%, while Nagaland saw 13.55% votes.