Manipur, April 28 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered repoll in six polling stations of threeAssembly segments in 2-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.

The development came a day after the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur urging for repolling in 19 polling stations in several constituencies following allegations of election irregularities during the second phase of the Lok Sabha Election in Outer Manipur.

A release issued by Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur, Pradeep Kumar Jha on Saturday stated that the ECI, under Sections 58(2) and 58A (2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, has directed that the poll taken on Friday in the sixpolling stations of ...