Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
The Election Commission had not provided the polling figures for the region as of 5 pm, while some reports claimed it to be almost 0%
Polling stations for the Lok Sabha elections in six districts of eastern Nagaland recorded a very low voter turnout on Friday amid a shutdown call by the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation, a pressure group representing the state’s backward hilly regions, to push its statehood demand, PTI reported.
The group had imposed an indefinite total shutdown in the region from 6 pm on Thursday.
Nagaland was among the 17 states and four Union Territories that headed to the polls in the first phase of the general election on Friday. The state has one Lok Sabha seat.
Of the 13.2 lakh voters in Nagaland, just over 4 lakh live in these six eastern districts, PTI reported. The six districts comprise 20 of the 60 Assembly constituencies in the state.
The exact voter turnout in these six districts was unclear. NDTV and India Today reported that there had been almost 0% voting in these six districts.
As of 5 pm, data released by the Election Commission showed that the voter turnout in the Assembly segments that comprise the six districts as “–”. However, the poll panel had published the voter turnout percentage for other Assembly segments in the state.
The overall turnout in Nagaland was 56.6% by 5 pm. The numbers will be updated when made available by the Election Commission.
Eastern Nagaland comprises six districts...
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