The Election Commission, in a bid to ensure free and fair polls, has deployed 30 companies of central forces in the area
The voter turnout till 1 pm was recorded at 44.73 per cent while till 11 am, it was 26.70 per cent and 12.06 per cent till 9 am
The nominees are contesting in 59 out of 60 assembly seats, as the Akuluto seat in Zunheboto district was won uncontested by BJP candidate and sitting MLA Kazheto Kinimi
Rasane, who cast his vote at Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya in Kasba area of Pune city, was seen sporting a neckwear bearing his party symbol at the polling station
The election began at 7 am. The officials are also monitoring the situation across all polling booths
Polling is underway at 3,419 polling stations across 59 Assembly constituencies of the state. The voting will continue till 4 pm
The Chief Election Officer, Kiran Gitte told ANI that they had meetings with all political parties in this regard
"People of Meghalaya and Nagaland are looking towards progressive, welfare-oriented governments," Kharge said in a tweet
The officials have said that security arrangements have been beefed up for controlling the law and order situation in the state
The fates of the contesting parties will be decided by over 21 lakhs voters across 59 poll-bound constituencies today
As per the Election Commission of India, the voting will start at 7 am today and will conclude at 4 pm. The counting of votes will be held on March 2
The voting for Nagaland Assembly elections for 59 seats is to be held today in a single phase, deciding the fate of 183 candidates
The apparent cause of the accident seems to be a mechanical failure. The injured people have been transported to the District Hospital Wokha
Counting for the 60-member Assembly is scheduled to take place across 21 venues on March 2
Earlier, the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) had called for the boycott of the polls until its demands are met by the Centre
Nagaland will elect a new government on Monday, with the polling set to begin at 7 am amid tight security
Militant groups were active earlier in Garo and Khasi Hills region while a few untoward incidents were reported during previous elections
In Kasba Peth, the voting is taking place in a total of 270 polling booths, where the police have made nine sensitive polling centres
One of them is seriously injured while the others sustained minor injuries
"It is no point in supporting TMC or any other parties. NPP is set to form the Government. Let us not waste our vote and come out to vote and pledge support for NPP," he said