Imphal: Following the conclusion of the nomination filing process for the upcoming 1-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency Election on Wednesday, the nomination papers underwent scrutiny by the Returning Officer, No. 1-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency at Lamphelpat on Thursday.
The scrutiny session commenced at 11 a.m. at the office of the RO and was chaired by Th Kirankumar, Returning Officer, No. 1-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
Candidates, election agents, proposers, General Observers, and officials of the Imphal West District Election Office were present during the scrutiny.
Rajkumar Somendro Singh @ Kaiku, who filed his nomination papers from the Manipur People’s Party (MPP) ticket, was accepted as an Independent Candidate after scrutiny.
Moirangthem Totomshana Nongshaba, who filed his nomination papers from the Rashtriya Janhit Sangharsh Party (RJSP), was also accepted as an Independent Candidate after scrutiny.
During the scrutiny, Maheshwar Thounaojam, who filed his nomination from the Republican Party of India – Athawale (RPI – A), was accepted; Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, who filed the nomination from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was accepted; Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who filed the nomination from the Indian National Congress (INC), was accepted, and Haorungbam Sarat Singh was accepted as an Independent candidate.
However, the candidature of Ngasepam Nilakanta Singh, who filed his nomination from the Universal Family Party, has been rejected after scrutiny.
Similarly, the nomination papers filed by the four candidates for the II Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency were also accepted during the scrutiny by the Returning Officer at Thoubal District Commissioner’s office.
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