As all eyes are on March 10, when counting of votes will take place for all five states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur assembly elections, womenfolk in Manipur came out in large numbers and conducted cleanliness drive in Imphal valley on Tuesday.
The cleanliness drive was conducted under CEO Zilla Parishad, along the road leading to Porompat Junction to DC office, as a part of the preparation for the vote counting day.
As many as 265 candidates were in the fray for the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly election. Manipur that went to polls in two phases - on February 28 and March 5- and repolls were conducted on March 5 and March 8.
The election which was conducted across 2,968 polling stations in 60 constituencies of the state witnessed 89.24 per cent overall voter turnout, the CEO office said.
The total number of eligible electors in the Manipur elections 2022 was 20,48,169, of which 9,90,627 were males, 10,57,336 females and 206 transgender. The total overall voter turnout of the two-phase elections, including the repolls, is 18,27,739.
Chandel district recorded the highest overall voter turnout of 93.94 per cent, while Churachandpur recorded the lowest voter turnout of 79.67 per cent.
An overall turnout of 90.55 per cent was recorded in Imphal East, 90.94 per cent in Imphal West, 90.80 per cent in Bishnupur, 90.51 per cent in Thoubal, 90.26 per cent in Jiribam, 86.56 per cent in Ukhrul, 90.14 per cent in Kangpokpi, 91.90 per cent in Senapati and 86.50 per cent in Tamenglong.
In the 2017 Assembly election, Manipur had recorded an overall voter turnout of 86.63 per cent. In the 2020 by-election conducted in five ACs, 92.54 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
