Meghalaya recorded 12.06 per cent voter turnout till 9 am in the ongoing polling for 59 assembly constituencies, the Election Commission informed on Monday.
Amid the ongoing polling in the Northeast states of Meghalaya and Nagaland, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday appealed to voters of the two states to give "change a chance".
As polling began for the Meghalaya Assembly on Monday, the first five voters received mementoes in a bid to encourage robust turnout and voting in the early hours.
As the voting in 59 out of 60 Assembly constituencies is to be held today in Meghalaya, around 19000 police personnel have been stationed on poll duty.
As the countdown for voting for the Meghalaya Assembly elections has begun, the people of the state are all set to exercise their voting right in all the 59 constituencies and seal the political fate of 369 candidates today.
In line with the motto of 'no voter to be left behind', the poll officers in Meghalaya braved harsh conditions, and trekked difficult terrains to reach their respective polling stations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday has lauded all those involved in monumental effort by the Election Commission of India to ensure every eligible voter can vote with ease in Meghalaya, said a press release by Prime Minister's Office.