IMPHAL, Nov 9 - All arrangements were completed for counting the votes polled in four Assembly constituencies of Manipur where by-elections were held last week, officials said on Monday.
The by-elections on November 7 were necessitated after Congress MLAs of four constituencies � Lilong, Wangjing-Tentha, Saitu and Wangoi � resigned and joined the BJP. More than 91 per cent of the 1.35 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the bypolls in which 11 candidates were in the fray. The BJP contested in three seats and supported an independent in Lilong, while the Congress fielded nominees in all the four constituencies. In Wangoi, the National People�s Party, a partner of the BJP-led ruling coalition, fielded its candidate against the Congress and the saffron party. � PTI
