Lok Sabha Polls: Voting Begins For Six Seats In Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya And Manipur

ITANAGAR: Polling began in six constituencies spread across four northeastern states in phase two of the nine-phase Lok Sabha elections. Voting is being held in one seat each in Nagaland and Manipur and two seats each in Arunchal Pradesh and Meghalaya.

Arunachal Pradesh
Polls for two Lok Sabha and 49 of the 60 assembly seats of Arunachal Pradesh began on a peaceful note. Congress, BJP, NCP, Peoples Party of Arunachal Pradesh besides independents are in the fray in the western and eastern parliamentary constituencies, which are traditional Congress strongholds since 1975 except in 2004 polls when BJP made its dent for the first time.

Union minister of state for minority affairs Ninong Ering of Congress is pitted against BJP nominee Tarir Gao and PPA'S Wangman Lowangcha in the eastern parliamentary seat. In the Western seat Congress MP nominee and sitting MP Takam Sanjoy has locked horns with BJP's Kiren Rijiju in a multi-cornered contest which has eight candidates.

In the assembly polls, the main contest will be between Congress and BJP but new entrant Naga Peoples Front (NPF), along with PPA and NCP are expected to put up formidable fight in several seats. Altogether 155 candidates including 5 women are in the fray for 49 of the 60 Assembly seats in the state.

The rest 11 seats have been won uncontested by Congress. Among the winners are chief minister Nabam Tuki from Sagalee constituency. An electorate of 7,53,170, including 3,77,272 women will cast their votes in 2,158 polling stations in the state.

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