Meghalaya will seek Assam's cooperation for smooth conduct of Lok Sabha elections in the inter-State border areas following some disruptions during polling in the bordering Umroi assembly seat last week due to the Army's counter-insurgency operations.
State Chief Electoral Officer Prashant Naik said Meghalaya and Assam should have better coordination for smooth conduct of LS elections, particularly in the inter-State border areas.
"Meghalaya would write to Assam on the issue," he said.
Polling was disturbed 'partially' in at least four villages in the Assam-Meghalaya border during the Umroi by-polls on February 26 due to the counter insurgency operations by the Army there.
"The matter was immediately sorted out and people were able to vote, albeit after some delay," the CEO said, adding that deployment of security personnel in sensitive areas would be decided after the announcement of candidates.
Polls for the Shillong and Tura Parliamentary seats of Meghalaya would be held on April 16. A total of 12,77,012 are eligible to exercise their franchise for the two reserved (ST) LS seats.
The election expenditure in the State would come to around Rs 13 crore, he said.
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