51pc polling in Meghalaya in first five hours
February 23, 2013  16:05
Defying a bandh called by militants in seven districts, 51 per cent of the over 15 lakh electorate cast their votes in the first five hours of pollingto the 60-member Meghalaya assembly today.   

"Till 1 pm around 51 per cent of votes were cast out ofthe 15 lakh plus voters in the state," Chief Election Officer P Naik said. He said that voting was more intense in Khasi JaintiaHills region despite a 36-hour bandh called from 6:00 pm yesterday by the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council in seven districts.
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