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67 per cent votes polled till 4 pm in Meghalaya

Over 67 per cent votes were polled till 4 pm in Meghalaya Assembly election on Tuesday, an election official said.…

67 per cent votes polled till 4 pm in Meghalaya

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma shows his finger marked with phosphoric ink after casting vote during Meghalaya Assembly elections on Tuesday. (Photo: IANS)

Over 67 per cent votes were polled till 4 pm in Meghalaya Assembly election on Tuesday, an election official said.

“Till 4 pm, over 67 per cent of the 18.09 lakh voters in the state cast their votes. Polling was peaceful,” Chief Election Officer F R Kharkongor told PTI.

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He said polling percentage is likely to go up as long queues were reported in a number of polling stations even after the polling was scheduled to close at 4 pm.

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Polling for 59 of the 60 Assembly seats was held in the north-eastern state. Polling was countermanded in the Williamnagar constituency due to the killing of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma ahead of the election.

In the last Assembly elections in 2013, about 88 per cent polling was recorded.

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