Monday, April 13, 2009

Mizoram's international border sealed

Aizawl, Apr 13 : Mizoram's international border with Myanmar and Bangladesh have been sealed to prevent disruptive forces from entering the state during the elections on April 16, official sources said on Monday.

Mizoram's 722-km long international border with Myanmar and Bangladesh have been sealed and strict vigil maintained along the borders with the Assam Rifles deploying additional forces in the areas adjoining Myanmar and Manipur border, sources said.

Preparations for the election to the lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat and assembly by-poll to the South Tuipui constituency to be held on April 16 are complete, Mizoram joint chief electoral officer Lalhmingthanga.

"All the polling parties collected polling materials and other necessary items by today and everything would be ready in the polling stations by Wednesday, the eve of the polling," he said.

A 50-strong polling party left Aizawl on Sunday for Tripura to conduct polling for 4,682 Bru voters now lodged at six relief camps in North Tripura district's Kanchanpur Sub-Division, he said.

An electorate of 6,29,155 voters would exercise franchise on April 16 in 1,026 polling stations of which 40 are identified as sensitive.