Four polling stations within the East Jaintia Hills constituency completed repolling today, recording a voter turnout of 80.56 per cent.
These polling stations under Musniang-Rangad and Bataw-Lakadong constituencies voted yesterday in the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council election but the District Council Affairs Department had ordered for a repoll after reports of vandalism.
A mob vandalised and destroyed EVMs at Wapung School A and Wapung School B under Musniang-Rangad constituency and Bataw A and Bataw B under Bataw-Lakadong constituency.
Meanwhile, turnout in yesterday’s district council elections has been revised upwards to 81. 17 per cent, officials informed today.
The voter turnout for the election to the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council recorded 76.77 per cent while Jaintia Hills recorded 85.58 per cent.
Provisional results from yesterday evening showed that only 77.59 per cent of the total 13, 08,818 voters, both Khasi and Jaintia regions, had exercised their franchise. However, data from some polling stations, particularly those in rural areas, had not been submitted at that time.
Nongspung-Sohiong constituency in Khasi Hills recorded the highest turnout at 86.09 per cent while Nongthymmai constituency seat the lowest at 59.75 per cent.
The polling station with the highest turnout was Maw-Ah under Langkyrdem-Laitkroh constituency with 96.99 per cent while Madanrting Thembasuk Rum A under Nongthymmai constituency the lowest at 4.49 per cent.
In Jaintia Hills, Sumer constituency had the highest turnout with 91.46 per cent while Jowai North recorded the lowest with 75.28 per cent.
Maskut polling station under Moodymmai-Nongkhroh constituency recorded the highest turnout with 99.52 per cent while the lowest was Khadum polling station under Saipung-Nongkhlieh constituency at 51.34 per cent.
Counting of votes will be held on February 24 from 8 am.
Meanwhile, West Jaintia Hills district magistrate AK Singh has imposed Section 163 BNSS prohibiting entry of unauthorised persons and vehicles within 200 metres radius of the counting centre at the DC’s office in Jowai.
Use of loudspeakers, haphazard parking of vehicles along the National Highway 44, State Highways and District Roads are prohibited.
The order said victory rallies and processions by winning candidates upto 48 hours within 200 metres of the counting centre after the declaration of results and assembly of more than five people within 200 metres of the counting centre once the counting is over are not allowed.
Special traffic arrangements will be in force in Jowai from 6 am onwards. There will be no entry allowed from Thomas Jones Junction towards the DC’s office, no entry from Tpep-Pale towards Iawmusiang, no entry from Mission Compound Road towards Iawmusiang and the DC’s office, no entry at HK Singh Trijunction towards the DC’s office and no entry at Dawki stand towards the DC’s office.
All vehicles coming from Riatsiatsim will be diverted towards Mynthong (District Library). All vehicles coming from Khimmusniang/Jrisalein will be diverted to Chutwakhu road and all vehicles coming from New Hill/Shillong Road will be diverted to Kynruh Saphlang and Thomas Jones. All vehicles coming from Dulong/Tpep-Pale will be diverted through the Tpep-Pale bypass towards Thomas Jones College Road.
In addition, all four parking lots at Iawmusiang will be cleared from 6am onwards on Monday.
