India, March 16 -- While announcing the schedule for the much-awaited Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) shared an all-phase map, which showed total number of constituencies as 544 instead of 543. When this was pointed out, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar explained that one parliamentary constituency of Manipur will have the distinction of going to the polls twice due to the special situation amid the ethnic violence.

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Replying to the journalist on the question, CEC Kumar said, "It is because elections will take place twice in one constituency in Manipur."

While addressing the press conference, the poll body announced that the much-awaited Lok Sabha elect...