Ukhrul: Polling officials and security personnel for various polling stations in the Ukhrul and Kamjong districts were dispersed smoothly for election duty by the respective DEOs of the districts.
As part of the final batch for deploying officials and security personnel for election duty, the DEO of Ukhrul dispersed officials and security personnel on Thursday for the 87 polling stations falling under the 44-Ukhrul and 45-Chingai Assembly Constituencies.
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In today’s deployment of polling teams, 34 teams are assigned to 45-Chingai (ST) AC, with the remaining 53 allocated to 44-Ukhrul (ST) AC. This includes 44 men’s teams, 43 women’s teams, and 1 Special Polling Station team.
The two assembly segments collectively have 93,869 voters, with 44-Ukhrul (ST) AC accounting for 46,199 voters (22,549 male and 23,650 female) and 45-Chingai (ST) AC having 47,670 voters (22,960 male and 24,710 female).
44-Ukhrul (ST) AC has a total of 71 polling stations and 4 special polling stations for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Among these, 34 polling stations are designated for men and 37 for women polling personnel, with 1 model polling station included.
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45-Chingai (ST) AC has 70 polling stations, with 8 stations assigned for women polling personnel and the remaining 62 for men polling personnel. It also includes 1 model polling station.
Facilities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) identified in polling stations are well arranged in both segments.
43-Phungyar (ST) AC has 78 polling stations, with five identified as critical and four as vulnerable. The constituency has a total of 34,907 voters, including 730 first-time voters, 237 PWDs, and 629 individuals aged 80 or above.
The Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency has a total of 1,022,099 votes and will proceed to the second phase of the polls on Friday.
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