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Nagaland recorded 75 per cent voters turnout on Tuesday, whereas the polling in Meghalaya stood at 67 per cent, with hundreds still lined up to cast ballots at the end of voting hours, the Election Commission said.
Tuesday's election in Nagaland was marred by a clash between supporters of the ruling Naga People's Front and the BJP in Zunheboto district, in which one person was shot dead and two persons injured.
The 2013 Assembly elections turnout in Nagaland was 90.57 per cent. Meghalaya last time saw 89 per cent turnout. In both the states, voting is taking place in 59 assembly constituencies.The results will be declared on March 3.
Both BJP and Congress are trying hard to claim win in the two states. Following the formation of its governments in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP is making a determined bid to expand its footprint in the Northeast. The Congress, which has given three chief ministers to Nagaland, is contesting only 18 seats, two less than the BJP.
Earlier in the day, violent clashes erupted in Nagaland between supporters of the Naga People's Front (NPF) and the newly-floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). One person was killed in the incident.
Here are the live updates as polling begins in Meghalaya and Nagaland.
Tuesday's election in Nagaland was marred by a clash between supporters of the ruling Naga People's Front and the BJP in Zunheboto district, in which one person was shot dead and two persons injured.
The 2013 Assembly elections turnout in Nagaland was 90.57 per cent. Meghalaya last time saw 89 per cent turnout. In both the states, voting is taking place in 59 assembly constituencies.The results will be declared on March 3.
Both BJP and Congress are trying hard to claim win in the two states. Following the formation of its governments in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP is making a determined bid to expand its footprint in the Northeast. The Congress, which has given three chief ministers to Nagaland, is contesting only 18 seats, two less than the BJP.
Earlier in the day, violent clashes erupted in Nagaland between supporters of the Naga People's Front (NPF) and the newly-floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP). One person was killed in the incident.
Here are the live updates as polling begins in Meghalaya and Nagaland.
