Meghalaya BJP chief Ernest Mawrie on Monday cast his vote, exuding confidence that the people will send him to the Assembly again from West Shillong constituency.
The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force, Champhai based on specific information under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East).
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".
Sensing that there could be a "law and order situation problem" after poll results will be declared in the northeastern state of Tripura, on March 3rd, officials of the Election Commission said it will hold "peace meetings" on February 27 and February 28.
In view of the Assembly elections in the northeastern state of Nagaland, the interstate borders have been sealed to prevent undesirable elements and materials from being transported into Assembly Constituencies from outside.
As the polling for the 59 member seats, after one BJP candidate won unopposed, in Nagaland is about to start in a few hours, the Assembly elections in the northeastern state have become everyone's word on the lip.
During the high-decibel election campaign that ended on Saturday, all the contesting parties made a last-ditch effort to win over the voters in bid to swing their mandate in their favour. Many top BJP leaders, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah canvassed
The polls this year features multiple players in the form of the ruling National People's Party (NPP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, with the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal also entering the fray in the hope of cutting its electoral teeth into this Northeast st