The General Election to the 18th Lok Sabha successfully started at 7:00 AM in Pughoboto Election District as electors from 34 Polling Stations (PS) across the sub-divivsion voted to elect the lone MP for Nagaland state in the first phase of polls on April 19, 2024. The poll day witnessed a good voter turnout as both male and female voters, senior citizens, first time voters and even PwD voters queued in the early morning hours to cast their vote. Polling agents from respective political parties also witnessed the polls at all PS.

The District Election Office under the guidance and supervision of ADC & DEO, Tiameren Chang along with other district officials efficiently conducted the entire electoral process in accordance to ECI protocols. The electoral team consisting of Sector Magistrates, Sector Commanders, Presiding Officers, Polling Officers, Security Personnel, Micro Observers and Webcasting Officials carried out the polls diligently. Preceding the poll day, the Election Expenditure Monitoring (EEM) consisting of Flying Squad Team, Static Surveillance Team, Video Surveillance Team, Video Viewing Team and Accounting Team effectively monitored election expenditure of various political parties and respective candidates, and all reports were submitted to Election Expenditure Observer promptly. 

During the polls, Polling Officers-I made good and timely use of Pollstar App for updates on number of votes cast every 2 hours which were further tracked for record by the IT support team at ADC Office, Pughoboto. Also, Webcasting at 16 critical PS was intensively monitored by Webcasting team at ADC Office.

(APRO Pughoboto)