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Second phase Manipur elections to begin on Feb 14

Imphal, Feb 13: The second phase of elections will be held tomorrow in 29 Assembly constituencies at Imphal East, West and Bishenpur districts.

The fate of three former Chief Ministers will be decided tomorrow About 738679 people would exercise their franchise in 827 polling stations.

A total of 181 stations have been described as hyper sensitive stations and 646 as sensitive stations, officials said.

Six women candidates of total 155 candidates are in the fray for the second phase.

Indian National Congress has 29 candidates, Bhartiya Janta Party 9, Communist Party of India (16), Communist Party of India (Marxist) one, National Congress Party with 17, MPP (25), RJD (17), JD(U)-1, and JD(S)-2.

The second phase of elections would be concentrated in the Manipur valley. In the first phase elections held on Feb eight at 19 Assembly segments at Thoubal, Ukhrul and Senapati districts about 85 percent poll was reported.

The third phase of elections will be held on February 23 at 12 Assembly segments of Jiribam sub-division, Churachandpur, Tamenglong and Chandel districts.

Massive security arrangements were taken up in view of the elections.

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Arjun Singh to lay foundation stone of IIT, Bhubaneswar tomorrow

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar, in Orissa tomorrow.The ceremony will be held at the construction site situated few kilometers south of Bhubaneswar at KANSAPADA ( Khudupur-Taraboi Road ) near Jatni Block Office, Khordha.This new IIT at Bhubaneswar is part of the eight new IITs that have been established in the country by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Ministry......
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