Koridang assembly bypoll counting
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Reported by Bhadra Gogoi

Dimapur: Counting of votes for the bypoll to the Koridang Assembly constituency will take place at the training hall in Mokokchung DC office complex from 8 AM on Monday.

Polling for the bypoll was held with a high voter turnout of 82.21% on April 9. The bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA Imkong L Imchen.

There are 30 polling stations in the constituency. Counting will be conducted in 10 EVM tables along with one returning officer table, sources said.

A total of six candidates are in the fray for the seat. They are BJPโ€™s Daochier I Imchen, Congressโ€™s Chalukumba Ao, National Peopleโ€™s Partyโ€™s I Abenjang and three Independent candidates Major (rtd) Toshikaba, Imtiwapang Kichu and Imchatoba Imchen.

Bhadra Gogoi is Northeast Now Correspondent in Nagaland. He can be reached at: [email protected]