Manipur Polls 2022: Women Run the Show in 600 Polling Booths
Manipur is one of five Indian states currently voting in a new legislative Assembly. Polling is being held in two phases on February 28 and March 5. The state’s Chief Electoral Officer decided, among other measures, to set up 600 polling booths managed exclusively by women (excluding security personnel). We spoke to some of the women deputed for polling duty and Pooja Elangbam, SDO, Imphal West and Returning Officer, ACs 14 & 15, to understand why this measure was taken and what sort of impact it might have.
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