Sikkim to vote for 32 assembly seats, 1 Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday
Apr 10, 2019, 10:56 PM ISTThe polling will be held between 7 am and 5 pm in total of 567 polling station across four districts.
The polling will be held between 7 am and 5 pm in total of 567 polling station across four districts.
Voting for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases: April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. Counting will be done on May 23. In Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha, assembly polls to 175, 32 and 28 seats, respectively, will be held simultaneously in the first phase.
The polls in the Himalayan state would be held in the first phase of the election
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The Army has also made necessary arrangements for tents, blankets and food for the stranded tourists.
However, there was no information on loss of human lives due to landslides in Sikkim which has been already battered by rains and widespread landslips since last Sunday.
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