Voting for Manipur Assembly polls to be held in two phases on February 27, March 3

Voting for the 60-seat Manipur assembly will be conducted in two phases on February 27 and March 3, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Saturday.

The poll panel said the counting of votes will begin from March 10.

The ECI on Saturday announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand.

According to the ECI, six districts of Manipur will go to the polls on February 27, while voting in the other 10 districts will be held on March 3.

After the 2017 Assembly polls, a coalition of BJP, National People's Party (NPP), Naga People's Front and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) formed the government, which is presently led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

The tenure of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, which consists of 60 members, is scheduled to end on March 19, 2022.

( With inputs from ANI )

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