<span style="color: #222222;">In Meghalaya, scrutiny of nomination papers for the upcoming Assembly Elections will be taken up today. Filing of nominations ended yesterday. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is 10th February. Elections will be held on 27th February.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that the election commission is going to the last mile for making the polls inclusive and participative in Meghalaya. There are two special riverine polling stations which are accessible only by boat for voters and polling parties. These are Kamsing polling station in West Jayantia hills with only 35 voters and Kalatek polling station with 912 voters in east Khasi hills districts. Polling parties will have to travel in dense forest and cross the river on a bamboo bridge to reach the Huroi polling station in Sutnga Saipung constituency of East jayantiya hills, while a make shift bamboo bridge has been prepared across the longest river of Garo hills, Simsang river for polling party in William Nagar constituency.<br />''<br />''The number of polling stations for more than 21 lakh 61 thousand voters of state in this election is 3,482 but out of these, 74 are non motorable polling stations.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | February 8, 2023 6:44 AM
Meghalaya: Scrutiny of nomination papers for upcoming Assembly Elections to be taken up today