Meghalaya Assembly Election Updates: Polls peaceful; over 75% turnout recorded

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Polls peaceful; over 75% turnout recorded

The counting of votes will be held in Meghalaya on March 2 along with Nagaland and Tripura

Senior citizens exercise their franchise at Meghalaya Assembly polls

Volunteers help differently-abled and elderly to cast their votes at various polling stations

Voting to continue till 4 pm.

Senior citizens exercise their franchise at Meghalaya Assembly polls

Polling being held in a free and fair manner: Chief Electoral Officer

"Malfunctioning of EVMs came to the fore at a few polling booths, but those were later fixed. Polling is being held in a free and fair manner," Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said.

Young voters show their ID cards before casting a vote at a polling station for theMeghalayaAssembly elections at Ri Bhoi district inMeghalayaon Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Credit: IANSPhoto

Meghalaya TMC Candidate from Tikrikilla and Songsak Mukul Sangma casts his vote. Credit: Special Arrangement

63.57% voter turnout reported till 3 pm

Voters wait in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station for theMeghalayaAssembly elections at Tura inMeghalayaon Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. PTI Photo

Over 44.73 per cent voter turnout reported till 1 pm.

UDP chief and Mairang constituency candidate and Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh casts his vote.

Conrad Sangma with other voters at Walbakgrepolling station in Tura, Garo Hills. Credit: CEO Meghalaya

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma casts his vote

Confident that NPP will get absolute majority this time, Conrad Sangma told reporters after casting his vote.

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma standing in the queue to cast his vote in South Tura constituency. Credit: Special Arrangement

Voters at eco-friendly model polling station at Mawthengkut at crack of dawn

Tura MP and sister of Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Agatha Sangma, casts her vote in South Tura.

Over 26.26% voter turnout was reported till 11 am in Meghalaya.

Voters come out in large numbers in East Garo Hills district.

Give change a chance: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to voters

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to give change a chance as polling in the two northeast states was underway.

"People of Meghalaya and Nagaland are looking towards progressive, welfare-oriented governments," Kharge said in a tweet.

"Welcome our first time voters to participate in this democratic process for a better future. Urge our sisters and brothers of Meghalaya and Nagaland to give change a chance," he said.

The election officials said that they did not receive any report of untoward incidents so far from any of the 59 constituencies, except some technical hitches of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at a few polling stations.

TMC candidate from Umroi George B Lyngdoh casts his vote

PM Modi urges voters to vote in record numbers today

10.55% voter turnout reported till 9 am

Meghalaya TMC candidate from Jowai A Andrew Shullai casts his vote.

BJP candidate from Pynthorumkhrah AL Hek casts his vote

First five early voters receive memento to encourage early voting

In Meghalaya, again a battle between Sangmas and their political mettle

Football and guitar are their common love but the two Sangmas, Conrad and Mukul, are two equally strong players in the ensuing poll battle in Meghalaya.

Taking his father PA Sangma's legacy strongly forward, Conrad, now 45, has not only run the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) since 2018 without hiccups but also fulfilled his father's dream of attaining national party status for the National People's Party (NPP), in 2019. The NPP had won 19 out of 60 seats in the 2018 elections but Conrad managed to stitch an alliance with other regional parties and BJP and denied Mukul Sangma-led Congress its third straight term in office. Congress had emerged as the single largest party with 21 seats.

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Election FAQs | How to vote as a first-time voter

Upon entering the polling booth, one will find three polling officers seated next to one another.

1. First, one has to go to the left-most polling officer for identity verification. One has to show a Voter ID or any other valid document to complete theverification.

2. Then one has to head towards the second officer to get the finger marked with indelible ink for casting the vote.

3. The third step requires one to reach the last officer who takes the signature or thumbprint to cross the voter's name off the electoral roll.

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First time voters exercise their franchise in Meghalaya Assembly Polls 2023. Credit: Office of Chief Electoral Officer (Meghalaya)

Meghalaya Polls: A look at the demand for 'Garoland' and separate Khasi-Jaintia state

Ahead of Assembly elections in Meghalaya, several issues are cropping up in the tribal state - a key one being the decades-old demand for separate statehood by the tribals in the northeastern hill state.

DH takes a closer look at the groups, their rivalry, and their impact on the state's politics.

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Meghalaya Assembly Elections 2023: Candidates who are graduate or above

Meghalaya is all set for polling in 59 of the 60 assembly seats where more than 21.6 lakh voters will decide the fate of 369 candidates on Monday, as the ruling National People's Party fights to retain power, while the BJP and Trinamool Congress attempt to unseat the incumbent government from power.

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Long queue of voters seen at polling station in Tura

Polling gets under way in Meghalaya

Polling for the Assembly elections in the northeastern states of Meghalaya and Nagaland began on 7 am on Monday.

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High voter turnout expected in Meghalaya

Meghalaya and Nagaland are set for Assembly elections on Monday with poll officials in both the states expecting high turnouts.

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Election officials reach booths crossing rivers in Meghalaya

Election officials made their way to the polling booths across Meghalaya, trekking steep mountainous paths, crossing muddy rivers and walking for hours, as the northeastern state gears up for the assembly polls on Monday.

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Meghalaya Assembly election results 2018