ISAS Briefs

I n February 2007, the Indian state s of Punjab, Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal) and Man ipur held their state a ssembly elections. Manipur and Punjab witnessed a high voter turnout. The Punjab elections registered 74.3 per cent turnout which was about 10 per cent higher than that in the last assembly election in 2002. Similarly, Manipur had a turnout of 75 per cent in the first phase and 80 per cent in the final phase of the election. However, the percentage of vote s polled in the Uttarakhand reduced by nearly 10 per cent when compared to the 2002 elections .