Special polling stations arranged for 5,000 voters displaced by Manipur violence
Lok Sabha elections for about 5,000 people, who are presently sheltered in camps.
All arrangements to enable displaced people to vote have been made in accordance with the guidance received from the central government, polling officials told ANI.
Speaking to on Friday, Imphal West Deputy Commissioner Kiran Kumar said, «Considering the violence and the displacement caused by the ethnic clashes, we have arranged special polling stations to enable the internally displaced people to vote. Twenty nine such polling stations have been opened ahead of the general elections.»
«The people displaced within the district will cast their votes at their designated polling stations. There is no specific arrangement for them apart from the transportation services that we will provide. For people from other parliamentary constituencies, who were shifted to Imphal West in light of the violence, we have opened special polling stations. For Inner Manipur, we have arranged for 29 such polling stations. There are about 5,000 internally displaced people,» he added.
In an interview with ANI, the officer said some polling stations are also in the process of being opened at relief camps for the displaced people. «Everyone will be given the opportunity to cast their votes,» he said.
The deputy commissioner added that over the last one or two months, peace has returned to the restive Northeast state following dead clashes over several months.
«We have stepped up security measures and are hopeful that the elections will be pass off
