Imphal, Mar 5: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in Manipur as around 77 percent voter turnout was recorded on Saturday in the second and final round of the Manipur Assembly polls in 22 of the 60 constituencies amid heavy security, officials said.

Police said that one person was killed and another injured in police firing at Karong in Senapati district while a BJP activist succumbed to his injuries in Thoubal district.

A police official said that police had to open fire at Karong when some people assaulted polling personnel and tried to snatch an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) from a polling station.

In another incident in Thoubal district, some BJP workers had gone to the residence of a Congress worker late on Friday night and after an altercation, the Congress man reportedly fired at the BJP activists, injuring few of them. They were shifted to the hospital where one person succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.

Election and police officials said that activists of political parties clashed in Mao, Moreh and other places, halting the polling briefly. Political parties are also accused each other of disturbing free and fair election processes in many places. However, details of these incidents are awaited.

Men, women and first time voters in large numbers had queued up in front of the polling stations well before the voting started at 7 a.m. in six electoral districts to exercise their franchise.