India to rerun election at 11 places in Manipur after violence


Security personnel carry Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other election material to a polling booth on the eve of the national election in Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency, Imphal West district, in Manipur, India, Thursday, April 18, 2024. - AP

NEW DELHI (Reuters): India, staging the world's biggest election, will rerun voting at 11 polling stations in the northeastern state of Manipur on Monday after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the state torn by months of ethnic clashes.

The election authorities declared the voting void at the 11 locations and ordered the fresh poll, the chief electoral officer of Manipur said in a statement late on Saturday.

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