S Singlianmang Guite | Lamka, Apr 15: Barely fourteen hours before the State’s Outer Parliamentary Constituency go for poll in the first phase of the fifteenth Lok Sabha election tomorrow; security has been tighten in and around the township with Assam Rifles and Commandos patrolling the streets even as polling personnel numbering about a thousand were said to have reached their designated polling stations.
In all an approximate 20 Companies of paramilitary forces were deployed on the district that has 1,75,696 voters with three candidates on the fray of nine. NCP’s LB Sona, Congress candidate Thangso Baite, LJP’s Thangkhangin and RJD’s Zamkhongam hail from the district. Many a political analyst has dubbed the candidature of Thangkhangin as nominal whereas Zamkhongam Haokip had himself told the crowd during his election office inauguration some time in the run up to the election, that his loyalist may vote any of the other candidates.
The real battle here will be, no doubt, between two UPA counterparts, the NCP and the Congress party. Acknowledging the possibility of the poll related violence security has been beefed up in the district headquarters since today with the presence of commandos felt at many places.
Election observer Dr C Somasekhara said, the preparations during the run up to the Lok Sabha poll was satisfactory and that he has expected a free and fair polling. The district adminis- tration has also claimed that they were yet to receive any complaint or drawback, if any as of today, and that the run-up to the election was by and large peaceful.
Of the 247 polling station across the district, 111 are sensitive and the remaining, Hyper-Sensitive with no Normal polling station. And the district having encompassed some of the extremely hostile terrains, seven helipads were assigned for lifting of EVMs from the interior areas.
Source: http://www.thesangaiexpress.com
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In all an approximate 20 Companies of paramilitary forces were deployed on the district that has 1,75,696 voters with three candidates on the fray of nine. NCP’s LB Sona, Congress candidate Thangso Baite, LJP’s Thangkhangin and RJD’s Zamkhongam hail from the district. Many a political analyst has dubbed the candidature of Thangkhangin as nominal whereas Zamkhongam Haokip had himself told the crowd during his election office inauguration some time in the run up to the election, that his loyalist may vote any of the other candidates.
The real battle here will be, no doubt, between two UPA counterparts, the NCP and the Congress party. Acknowledging the possibility of the poll related violence security has been beefed up in the district headquarters since today with the presence of commandos felt at many places.
Election observer Dr C Somasekhara said, the preparations during the run up to the Lok Sabha poll was satisfactory and that he has expected a free and fair polling. The district adminis- tration has also claimed that they were yet to receive any complaint or drawback, if any as of today, and that the run-up to the election was by and large peaceful.
Of the 247 polling station across the district, 111 are sensitive and the remaining, Hyper-Sensitive with no Normal polling station. And the district having encompassed some of the extremely hostile terrains, seven helipads were assigned for lifting of EVMs from the interior areas.
Source: http://www.thesangaiexpress.com
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