Manipur Polls: 77% turnout in final phase, 2 killed in separate incidents

 Imphal: At least two persons were killed and a few others were injured in Manipur as over 77 per cent of the 8,38,730 voters exercised their franchise in 22 of the 60 constituencies that went to the polls in the second and final phase Assembly elections on Saturday, officials said.

The voter turnout in 2017 Assembly elections was 86.36 per cent, while it was 82.78 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.The police said that one person was killed while another was injured in police firing at Karong in Senapati district, while a BJP activist succumbed to his injuries in Thoubal district.

An officer said that the police had to open fire at Karong after some people tried to snatch an EVM from a polling station after thrashing the polling staff.

In another incident in Thoubal district, some BJP workers went to the residence of a rival party worker late on Friday night. After an altercation, the rival party worker reportedly fired at the BJP activists, injuring few of them who were shifted to the hospital, where one person succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.

Officials said that workers of different political parties clashed in Mao, Moreh and other places, halting the polling there briefly