With the first phase of polling marred by incidents of violence in parts of Manipur, the Congress party has demanded re-polling in 47 polling stations in all booths of Inner Manipur constituency and some in Outer Manipur constituency, the two parliamentary seats in the state, on Friday.

 The second phase of polling for the remaining areas in Outer Manipur will be held on April 26.

“We have complained to the Election Commission of India, Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur and also the concerned presiding officers over the malpractice and severe rigging,” state Congress president Keisham Meghachandra Singh told media persons on Friday.

“We wrote a complaint for repolling in 36 polling stations in Inner Manipur and 11 in Outer Manipur.”

Meghachandra, who is a sitting congress MLA from Wangkhem assembly seat in Thoubal district, further added, “The agents cannot sit inside the polling stations and the voters who are supporters of the congress party cannot vote at different polling stations.”

The 36 polling stations of Inner Manipur include one booth each in the Andro and Yaiskul assembly constituencies, two in the Konthoujam assembly constituency, three each in Heingang, Khurai, Oinam and Moirang assembly constituencies, four in the Kshetrigao assembly constituency, five each in Thongju and Sekmai assembly constituencies, six in Keirao assembly constituency. The 11 polling stations of Outer Manipur are under the Sugnu assembly constituency.