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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 4 Arunachal Pradesh voted for first BJP worker Manipur chief shot dead minister N Biren time in history of election Singh accompanied Agency village. of the families have migrated by by his wife Itanagar April 18, The village is covered with to Itanagar and population thick undergrowth and mainly consists of floating Heiyainu also cast People of Gyapin, a remote subtropical forests and the numbers in the village. unidentified their votes at 216 village in Kurung Kumey nearest road connectivity to The polling party escorted by Srivan High School district, voted for the first the village is about 45 the ITBP walked for 6 days to gunmen in time in their own village, in the kilometres from village cover total 90 kilometres with located at history of elections in India, panchayat Parsi Parlo. many motivated ITBP jawans Dhubri Luwangsangbam during the first phase of The only access to the village and local youth. And only polling on April 11. is available through foot track after 3 days of voting, the Agency Mamang Leikai Electoral officers with the of around 10 to 15 kilometres, polling party was able to reach Guwahati April 18, Imphal East District help of Indo-Tibetan Border 25 kilometres of hill climb and back to submit the EVM at the Police (ITBP) force, which is 10 kilometres of downhill village panchayat. On Tuesday, a BJP worker was (2) around 9:15 am. deployed on India-China slope through mountainous However, people casting shot dead by two or four border for border security and jungles. votes in their village for the unidentified gunmen in lower management duty in the state, There are only 346 voters in first time voted with full Assam, Dhubri district. Former MP of Inner helped to ensure voting in the the village, out of which most enthusiasm. Hundreds of angry villagers took to the streets on Manipur PC today Wednesday to stage a massive cast his vote along protest against the killing. with his family Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase The BJP worker was gunned down in front of his residence. today morning at He was identified as Ruben Roy 18/7 – Khumbong 2: 11.61 polling recorded in and was a homoeopathy Maning Leikai practitioner Polling station in The attackers fired four bullets, Assam till 9 am two of which hit Roy killing him Konthoujam Agency election official said. Dr Rajdeep Roy, BJP on the spot. Though Assembly Guwahati April 18, Silchar recorded the highest candidates from Mangaldoi speculations are rife that there Constituency. polling at 13.29 per cent Dilip Saikia and Rupak is a political angle to the killing, An estimated 11.61 per cent of followed by 12 per cent in Sharma from Nowgong. local sources said that it may the 69,10,592 electorate Autonomous District (ST), Prominent candidates in the also be a case of personal exercised their franchise in 11.82 per cent in Karimganj fray are Sushmita Dev, Biren vendetta. “We are examining all five parliamentary seats of (SC), 11.32 per cent in Singh Engti, Radheshyam possible angles,” Hazarika Voters irked after CM, Assam in the second phase Mangaldoi and 9.62 per cent Biswas, Rupak Sharma, added. polling on Thursday. in Nowgong. Rajdeep Roy, Kripanath Dhubri goes to polls on April Polling is being held in 8,992 Women and first-time voters Mallah and Prodyut Bordoloi 23. Governor allegedly jumped polling booths in Karimganj were seen flocking to the from Nowgong. (SC), Silchar, Autonmous booths even before polling Fifty candidates are District(ST), Nowgong and began. contesting in the five BJP criticises queues to exercise franchise Mangaldoi constituencies. Among the prominent constituencies. Of these, Reports of EVM glitches have persons to vote early in the three candidates are women. Ashok Source -IANS 7 a.m., were not amused. MPs who will champion been reported from several day are AIUDF sitting MP Among the total electorate of Imphal, April 18, Some pointed out that many their cause,” she told the booths in all the five Radheyshyam Biswas from 69,10,592, there are 35,54,460 Gehlot for other politicians had stood media later. constituencies and efforts are Karimganj, BJP MLA and male, 33,55,95 women and 180 Manipur Governor Najma patiently in queues along The Chief Minister and his on to correct the snags, an party candidate from Silchar of the third gender. his alleged Heptullah and Chief with the general people. wife voted in a polling Minister N. Biren Singh Heptulla’s name is booth under the Heingang jumped the queues to vote registered in the Sagolband Assembly constituency. Cyclonic storm with heavy showers remarks in the election to the Inner Assembly constituency There are 9.28 lakh Manipur Lok Sabha seat under which the Raj Bhavan eligible voters and 11 lashes parts of Assam, three injured against on Thursday. falls. candidates in this phase. Voters, some of who had “I am very happy to exercise Polling in the Outer Agency said adding many people Nagaon section of North President lined up even before the the franchise… I urge all Manipur constituency was Guwahati April 18, were left homeless by the Eastern Frontier Railway polling stations opened at voters to vote to choose their held on April 11. storm. near Salna disrupting train A severe cyclonic storm The high velocity storm services, Railway sources Kovind accompanied with heavy and accompanying heavy said adding work is on for Agency showers lashed several parts rains, called Bordoisila in early restoration of the line New Delhi April 18, Karnataka IAS Officer deputed of Assam in the early hours of the state, also damaged and movement of trains. Wednesday leaving three pandals erected for the At Jagiroad in Morigaon BJP has criticised persons injured and a trail of ongoing Rongali Bihu district a huge tree fell on Congress leader and as poll observer suspended for destruction. festival forcing dancers Kapili bridge halting traffic Rajasthan Chief Minister The storm swept across and singers to end their for several hours, the Ashok Gehlot for his central Assam districts of programmes. sources said. alleged remarks against checking PM Modi’s copter Golaghat, Nagaon and The Bihu pandals at The Met office here said a President Ram Nath Morigaon as well as lower Latasil, Chandmari, cyclonic circulation lies over Kovind. Assam districts of Kamrup Noonmati, Maligaon areas east Assam and Party spokesperson G V L Source TNM (Metro), Kamrup, Nalbari, here and at many other neighbourhood and extends Narasimha said in New Bangaluru , April 18, Goalpara, Bongaigaon, places of Assam were upto 1.5 km above mean sea Delhi that Congress should Kokrajhar and Dhubri from 2.45 badly affected in the level. apologize for the reported The Election Commission on am for several hours, officials storm. It has forecast light to remarks of Mr Gehlot. Wednesday suspended a said. Three persons, including a moderate rain or The party appealed to General Observer belonging It damaged houses, blew away woman, sustained serious thundershowers at a few Election Commission to to Karnataka IAS cadre for the tin roofs of a large number injuries during the places in the next 24 hours give a notice to Mr Gehlot allegedly checking Prime of houses, uprooted trees thunderstorm at and warned of thundersquall and issue a directive that Minister Narendra Modi’s and electric poles and Rangolumukh in Nagaon with maximum wind speed no political party should helicopter in Odisha’s snapped power lines district, official sources said. reaching upto 60 to 70 kmph make a remark critical of the Sambalpur on Tuesday. including in Guwahati, they A tree fell on the Silghat- at isolated places. President. Mohammed Mohsin was suspended with immediate effect for acting contrary to Assam police arrest four the instructions of the “... the Commission has department. Karnataka Chief Two centenarians all Commission concerning SPG considered the material Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar people from disputed protectees and will be posted available before it and prima said he was not aware of the set to cast vote in at Sambalpur till further facie finds it dereliction of incident and said the state orders, a poll panel letter duty,” said the letter. cannot intervene in the border with Meghalaya dated April 16 said. Sources told the Times of matter. Karimganj Agency Hills district administration. According to the Election India that when PM Modi On whether the official is Shillong, April 18, West Khasi Hills SP Bashan Commission order, he was reached Sambalpur to address barred from carrying out his Agency Mahamud Ali is also looking Laloo while confirming the suspended since “SPG a rally on Tuesday, election duties after the elections as a Guwahati April 18, forward to exercise his The Assam police on Tuesday arrest informed that the three protectees are excluded from officials inspected his result of the order, Bhaskar franchise. Ali, who is a arrested four people from the were later release due to the checking.” convoy, which constituted a said, “Only after we receive A 104-year-old woman, freedom fighter, said: “I will dispute areas along inter-state intervention of the distrtict However, Congress has violation of protocol. further directives from the Saraguna Bibi, is all set to cast definitely go to cast my vote. border of Assam and administration. The SP alleged that there is no such A senior police officer present commission we can consider her vote in the ongoing Lok I also appeal to young voters Meghalaya. informed that the Assam police rule that exempts SPG at Sambalpur airstrip, speaking the next step.” Sabha elections. to come out and vote.