Manipur elections 2022: Congress releases third list of candidates
Imphal, January 3: Congress on Wednesday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections 2022 in Manipur.
The candidates along with their respective assembly constituencies are Aribam Pramodini Devi (Keisamthong), Rajkumar Priyobarta Singh (Wangkhei), Birla Haobijam (Thanga), Wairok Morung Makunga (Tengnoupal). The elections will be held on February 27 and March 3.
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Currently, the NDA, led by the BJP, is in majority in the assembly. This includes 30 BJP MLAs and three MLAs from NPP and four NDF and three independents.
Leading the NDA government, Biren Singh on March 15, 2017, formed the government in Manipur.
It, however, got a major jolt in June 2020, when nine MLAs, including ministers, withdrew their support from the government, reducing it to a minority.
An intervention by the central leadership within a week resulted in four NPP MLAs coming back to the NDA fold, thereby averting the fall of the government.
Manipur goes into polls in two phases-February 27 and March 3 for polling on 60 Assembly seats. Results will be announced on March 10.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India organised a briefing meeting with the Special Observers who have been appointed to supervise and monitor the work being done by the electoral machinery for the current General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh 2022.
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-PTC News
