Nagaland by-elections: Polling in two Assembly constituencies begins

Bypoll voting for two Assembly constituencies in Nagaland begins today.

14 Southern Angami I and 60 Pungro-Kiphire are the two assembly constituencies in Nagaland in which bypolls are held.

Three candidates from 14 Southern Angami and five candidates from 60 Pungro-Kiphire, makes it a total of eight candidates competing against each other.

The polling has begun from 6 in the morning and till continue till 4 pm in both the constituencies, informed Abhijit Sinha, the Chief electoral officer (CEO).

The CEO informed that 600 polling officers were deployed at all the stations and a total of 99 polling stations have been set up for the voting purpose.