Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma cast his vote at Walbakgre -29 polling station in Tura, Garo Hills in the ongoing Assembly polls in the state and exuded confidence in the result being in his favour.
A voter turnout of 31.92 per cent was recorded in West Bengal's Sagardighi till 11 am as the polling began amid tight security today, informed Election Commission of India.
Over 38.68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Nagaland till 11 am, as polling began amid tight security on Monday, the Election Commission informed.
A voter turnout of 15.76 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Nagaland till 9 am as the polling began amid tight security today, informed Election Commission of India.
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.
One person has been killed and 13 others were injured as a bus carrying polling and security personnel fell from the hill into the jungle in the Wokha district, the Nagaland Police said.
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.