On Friday, April 19, 2024, at least four electronic voting machines were damaged at different polling booths in conflict-hit Manipur during the first phase of elections.
The polling in the second phase will take place on April 26, 2204.
Manipur has witnessed sporadic -- sometimes intense 00 ethnic clashes since May 3 last year between the majority Meitei community and the Kukis, resulting in the loss of more than 200 lives.
IMAGE: A polling station that was damaged by a crowd in Khurai, Imphal East. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Belongings of a polling booth after being set afire by a crowd in Moirangkampu. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Police officers arrive at a spot of a shooting incident outside a polling station. Photograph: Reuters
IMAGE: Unidentified miscreants destroyed the EVM at the Khongman polling booth. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A damaged EVM lies on the floor. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A view of a polling station. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: The casings of a bullet can be seen. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: A damaged polling station. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Police officers at the polling station. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: The polling station. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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