Violence forces some voters to go back to the polls

Mayhem: A polling station that was damaged by during the first phase of the general election in Khurai, Manipur. — Reuters

VOTERS at a handful polling places in a northeastern Indian state went back to the polls yesterday amid tight security after violence disrupted the vote last week.

Indian election authorities voided the results at 11 of Manipur state’s nearly 3,000 polling stations after armed men damaged election machines during the first day of voting in national elections last Friday.