75% polling in Nagaland, 67% in Meghalaya

New Delhi : The  General Elections to Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya & Nagaland were held on February 27, 2018. The voters in Nagaland and Meghalaya came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. Seventyfive percent (75%) polling was reported by 4pm in Nagaland and 67% in Meghalaya. At number of Polling Stations, voters were still in queue hence percentage is expected to increase after the closure of poll at all the polling stations.

In 59 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of Meghalaya, polling was conducted at all 3,025 polling stations. In one AC 43-Williamnagar (ST), the polling has been adjourned because of death of an NCP candidate on February 18,2018. Likewise, in Nagaland, polling was held at 59 Assembly Constituencies (AC) across 2,156 Polling Stations with candidate at 1 AC getting elected unopposed. The day largely passed off peacefully with minor sporadic incidents, according to a PIB release. The counting will be taken up on March 3, 2018.