In the second phase of Lok Sabha polls 2014, India’s 4 northeastern states i.e. Nagaland recorded 82.5 % voter turnout, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh recorded 70% and Meghalaya almost two-thirds of its voter turn up.
The polling was held for 2 Lok Sabha seats each in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, one of the 2 seats in Manipur and 1 seat in Nagaland balloting for 49 seats of Arunachal assembly.
BJP leader Kiren Rijiju is fighting against sitting Congress member Takam Sanjoy from Arunachal West, while union minister and Congress leader Ninong Ering, who is re-contesting from Arunachal East, faces the BJP’s Tapir Gao.
Due to security reasons, polling hours in Nagaland and Manipur was from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m, unlike the other northeastern states where votes could be cast between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Voting in the Inner Manipur constituency will be held April 17.
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