67 per cent votes polled till 4 pm in Meghalaya

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Press Trust of India Shillong
Last Updated : Feb 27 2018 | 5:40 PM IST
Over 67 per cent votes were polled till 4 pm in Meghalaya Assembly election today, an election official said.
"Till 4 pm, over 67 per cent of the 18.09 lakh voters in the state cast their votes. Polling was peaceful," Chief Election Officer F R Kharkongor told PTI.
He said polling percentage is likely to go up as long queues were reported in a number of polling stations even after the polling was scheduled to close at 4 pm.
Polling for 59 of the 60 Assembly seats was held in the north-eastern state. Polling was countermanded in the Williamnagar constituency due to the killing of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma ahead of the election.
In the last Assembly elections in 2013, about 88 per cent polling was recorded.

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First Published: Feb 27 2018 | 5:40 PM IST

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