Manipur Exit Poll 2017: As it happened

On Thursday, re-polling was held in 34 polling stations in the state after malpractices were found in the poll process in eight assembly constituencies.

PTI

Imphal: The exit polls on Thursday predicted a BJP victory in Manipur Assembly Elections 2017, with CVoter anticipating 25-31 seats for the saffron party in the 60-member Legislative Assembly. The survey also predicted the Congress to bag 17-23 seats while regional parties garnering nine seats.

Manipur saw a record turnout of 86 percent in the two-phase polling on March 2 and 8. On Thursday, re-polling was held in 34 polling stations in the state after malpractice were found in the poll process in eight assembly constituencies. The polling started at 7 am concluded at 3 pm.

The state had recorded overall 79.80 percent turnout in 2012.

The counting of votes in Manipur will be taken up on March 11, along with four other states -- Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Uttar Pradesh, where Assembly polls were held.

09 March 2017

20:23 IST

CVoter exit polls predict BJP getting 25 to 31 seats while Congress trailing at the second position with 17 to 23 seats.

20:22 IST

The Congress party's 15-year rule in Manipur seems to be in peril, as exit polls forecast BJP victory. According to CVoter BJP will likely win the maximum number of seats in the 60-strong Manipur Legislative Assembly election.