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Meghalaya border with Assam & Bangladesh to be sealed till March 2

The Election Commission on Friday ordered sealing of Meghalaya’s international border with Bangladesh and state border with Assam till the day of counting of votes, which is on March 2. Meghalaya shares a 445-km and a 885-km border with Bangladesh and Assam respectively.

The preventive measures have been taken to ensure free and fair election to the 60-member Meghalaya assembly, which is to be held on Monday.

State’s chief electoral officer F R Kharkong said, “Also, movement of people in the border areas would be restricted.”

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