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    8th ASSEMBLY MANIPUR ELECTION 2002 - TIMELINE

    All about Election 2002 here
      28th February 2002
      O IBOBI ELECTED CLP CHIEF 'UNANIMOUSLY’
      DORENDRA, TOMBA ELECTED LEADERS
      DORENDRO SAYS PHYSICAL VERIFICATION NEEDS TO BE DONE
      MSCP PULLS OUT OF NDA
      27th February 2002
      CONG LED 30-STRONG ALLIANCE FORMED
      MSCP YET TO FORMALLY WITHDRAW FROM NDA
      CONG, FPM, SAMATA TALLY INCREASE
      26th February 2002
      RISHANG, CHANDRAMANI FALL ON DAY OF SURPRISES
      GIANT-KILLER WUNGNAOSHANG ENTERS RECORD BOOK
      BJP WOOING NON CONG PARTIES TO FORM GOVT
      DPP, CPI SWEAR BY PARTY PRINCIPLE
      25th February 2002
      CONGRESS TAKES LEAD, TWO EX-CMS FALL
      REPOLL IN 48 BOOTHS PEACEFUL
      VICTORS CELEBRATE AS VANQUISHED RETREAT
      POLLING AGENTS BEATEN UP
      JOY RULES OUT TIE WITH CONGRESS (I)
      23rd February 2002
      REPOLL ORDERED IN 73 BOOTHS
      COUNTING TO BEGIN TOMORROW
      TENSION GRIPS TAMEI OVER SNATCHING OF BALLOT BOXES
      22nd February 2002
      FINAL PHASE POLL MARRED BY LARGE SCALE BOOTH CAPTURING
      MPP DEMANDS REPOLL IN ALL CHANDEL BOOTHS
      REPOLL IN 32 BOOTHS IN CCPUR DIST LIKELY
      21st February 2002
      NEARLY SIX LAKHS TO VOTE TO ELECT 20 LEADERS TODAY
      2 POLL OFFICIALS AMONG 3 KILLED IN UG ATTACK
      MORE VIOLENCE LIKELY AFTER POLL RESULTS: CPI
      COALITION MOVES BEGIN AS HUNG FATE BECOMES OBVIOUS
      20th February 2002
      CAMPAIGNING FOR 2ND PHASE POLL IN 20 HILL SEATS ENDS
      NON BJP CANDIDATES TARGETED IN UKHRUL
      MORE NAGA CANDIDATES SIGN UNC PACT
      19th February 2002
      CAMPAIGNING IN HILLS COMPLICATED BY ‘UG DIKTATS’ AND CLAIMS OF ‘UG SUPPORT’
      POLL PREPARATIONS GAIN MOMENTUM IN HILLS
      PHUNGYAR PARTIES FLAY FEDERAL CANDIDATE
      18th February 2002
      POLL OFFICIALS HEAD FOR STATIONS
      VOTE COUNTING REHEARSAL TO BE HELD FOR BISHNUPUR
      AIYAR’S MAGIC AT WORK IN CHURACHANDPUR
      GEORGE COCKS A SNOOK AT SONIA
      17th February 2002
      RE-POLLING IN VALLEY DISTRICTS PEACEFUL
      FOCUS SHIFTS TO FEBRUARY 21
      GOVERNMENT WRECKERS TO BLAME: FERNANDEZ
      FIRST PHASE DEFILED DEMOCRACY: PARIJAT
      16th February 2002
      RE-POLLS IN 31 POLLING STATIONS TODAY
      DPP, DHANANJOY, OTHERS CONDEMN BOOTH CAPTURING
      BJP WORKER STABBED TO DEATH, MOB TORCHES ACCUSED
      15th February 2002
      VIOLENCE MARS FIRST PHASE, REPOLL IN 18 BOOTHS
      OVER 80 PC POLLING RECORDED
      14th February 2002
      VALLEY GOES TO THE POLLS TODAY
      ATTACK ON, TWO NABBED FOR THREATENING POLL WORKERS
      KIM FLAYS NAGA MLAS’ PACT
      CONG CAMPAIGN LEADER QUITS AFTER UG INTIMIDATION
      POLLS WILL BE SMOOTH SAYS BSF DIG
      TRANSPORTERS TO BOYCOTT SECOND PHASE POLL DUTY
      13th February 2002
      EXPLOSION AT AMUTOMBI’S HOUSE, 5 OTHERS ATTACKED
      CAMPAIGNING COMES TO A GRINDING HALT
      BJP OPEN TO POST POLL TIES
      BULLET WILL REPLACE BALLOT: JOY
      RB PLEDGES DEDICATION TO CONSTITUENCY
      CAMPAIGNING HOTS UP IN HILL CONSTITUENCIES
      12th February 2002
      MP LINKS DEVELOPMENT TO BJP GOVT - 12th February 2002
      DGP: WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PERSONNEL TO PROTECT DUMMIES - 12th February 2002
      UKHRUL CAMPAIGNS RIFE WITH CLAIMS OF UG SUPPORT - 12th February 2002
      SPEAKER'S HOME UNDER ATTACK, WORKER INJURED - 12th February 2002
      11th February 2002
      CPI CONDEMNS SENAPATI PACT
      MSCP GRIP ON B'PUR LIKELY TO SLACKEN
      SONIA RECITED RHYMES: BJP
      10th February 2002
      EMPTY STREETS GREET SONIA GANDHI'S ONE DAY CAMPAIGN TRAIL
      BJP ASSURES ACTION AGAINST SENAPATI DECLARATION SIGNATORIES
      POLL FEVER GRIPS CCPUR
      SONIA HARD SELLS STABILITY PLANK
      DPP TO MARCH AGAINST SENAPATI 'PLEDGE'
      TOUGH FIGHTS BILLED IN NUNGBA, TAMENGLONG
      9th February 2002
      DPP BLASTS SENAPATI MEET PARTICIPANTS
      NAGA MLAS WILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY PACT, SAYS UNC
      FEDERAL PARTY HARPING ON STATE AUTONOMY
      STATEMENT OF CONSCIENCE AND NOT BINDING DOCUMENT: GANGMUMEI
      NNP CANDIDATE TO SUPPORT ‘CONSENSUS’
      TIGHT SECURITY AHEAD OF SONIA TOUR
      EC ‘REASONABLY’ SATISFIED WITH POLL ARRANGEMENTS
      8th February 2002
      ANOTHER PARTY WORKER OF BIRA SHOT AND INJURED
      MNC PROMISES PLAY FIELDS IN ALL VILLAGES
      NAGA CANDIDATES SIGN PLEDGE TO MAKE COMMON CAUSE ONCE ELECTED
      7th February 2002
      DIGVIJAY TO JOIN POLL CAMPAIGN IN STATE
      PEOPLE HAVE LOST FAITH IN POLITICS: O JOY
      NCP PREDICTS 20 MLAs
      6th February 2002
      SERIAL STRIKES MAKE PARTIES JITTERY
      STATE CPI HOPEFUL OF WINNING EIGHT SEATS
      CONG FIRM IN RESOLVE TO DEFEND STATE BOUNDARY
      BARAK CIRCLE VOTERS HOLD KEY IN JIRIBAM AC
      5th February 2002
      SUPPORTERS CASTIGATE ASSAULT ON OKEN AS INHUMAN
      EC KRISHNAMURTHY ARRIVING
      PEACE TALKS: RB AGENDA
      4th February 2002
      OKEN ATTACKED AGAIN, TWO KILLED
      DPP BANKS ON PEOPLE’S VERDICT
      STATE BJP FURIOUS WITH JAYA JAITLEY REMARKS
      3rd February 2002
      MPCC(I) ALLEGES NSCN(IM) FORCED ITS CANDIDATES TO WITHDRAW
      JAITLY INVITES STABLE POST POLL ALLIANCE
      NCP YET TO BE TESTED: SANGMA
      2nd February 2002
      NOT ALL CANDIDATES WILL GET SECURITY GUARDS
      KYKL (O) TO OPPOSE BIRA IN POLLS
      SJP (R) RELEASES MANIFESTO
      1st February 2002
      EC DILUTES STAND ON VOTERS' IDENTITY
      CONGRESS (I) SOWED SEEDS OF STATE DIVIDE ACCUSES O JOY
      VOLUNTARY BODIES TO WATCH ELECTION EXCESSES
      31st January 2002
      8.88 LAKH TO DECIDE FATE OF VALLEY CANDIDATES
      JD(U) PROMISES PEOPLE POWER
      30th January 2002
      21 CANDIDATES CONFIRMED TO HAVE WITHDRAWN CANDIDATURES
      NCP MANIFESTO PLEDGES TO IMPLEMENT CENTRAL SCHEMES
      VOTER'S FINGER TO BE INKED TWICE
      29th January 2002
      16 WITHDRAW NOMINATIONS
      BJP SAYS FREE HAND TO CBI
      MPP PROMISES LA ACT
      28th January 2002
      STEPS TO CHECK PROXY VOTE ON THE CARD
      MSCP RELEASES MANIFESTO
      CPI OPTIMISTIC OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
      26th January 2002
      DPP MANIFESTO STRESSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
      Rs 135 LAKHS FOR ASSEMBLY REPAIR
      25th January 2002
      PAPER SCRUTINY CONCLUDES
      CENTRE BEHIND ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN: BJP
      CHANDEL A/C HAS MOST NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
      24th January 2002
      450 CANDIDATES FILE NOMINATION
      BJP ATTACKS CONGRESS
      VAJPAYEE, SONIA MAY JOIN POLL CAMPAIGN IN STATE
      23rd January 2002
      CANDIDATE’S HOME ATTACKED, ONE HURT
      67 MORE FILE CANDIDATURE
      VOTE CONG, VOTE NEW ECONOMIC POLICY: Dr. MANMOHAN
      22nd January 2002
      TROOPS TURN BACK EC OBSERVERS
      DPP FINALLY PICKS UP ‘AXE’
      106 FILE NOMINATION PAPERS TODAY
      21st January 2002
      FORMER SAMATA OFFICE BURNT
      POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO FIGHT AIDS
      CCPUR INDIFFERENT TO COMING ELECTIONS
      20th January 2002
      ELEVEN ELECTION OBSERVERS ARRIVE
      SSEVERAL FILE NOMINATION
      19th January 2002
      USE OF EVMs DEMONSTRATED
      NDA PARTNERS SHOULD BE DEFEATED: CPI
      NIPAMACHA’s HOUSE SET ON FIRE, SHOOT AT CHAOBA's - 19th January 2002
      18th January 2002
      CENTRE TO PROVIDE 30 COYS FOR POLLS
      CPI RELEASES MANIFESTO
      EIGHTEEN MORE FILE NOMINATION
      17th January 2002
      CEO FORMALLY NOTIFIES STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
      BJP TO CONTEST 48 SEATS
      CONGRESS LEAVES CANDIDATES TO HANDLE UG DEMANDS
      16th January 2002
      VIOLENCE PREFACES FEB POLLS
      POLITICAL PARTIES GEARING UP FOR ELECTION
      DPP TO REVOLUTIONIZE STATE POLITICS
      15th January 2002
      MEETING HELD FOR FAIR POLLS
      RISHANG SETS RECORD STRAIGHT
      MSCP RELEASES FIRST 42 NAMES
      14th January 2002
      SAMATA ANNOUNCES 24 NAMES IN FIRST LIST
      DORENDRO URGES PUBLIC PRUDENCE DURING ELECTIONS
      13th January 2002
      POLL FACTOR FORCES PAY DEFERMENT
      ERABOT SEES RISHANG HAND BEHIND OMISSION
      12th January 2002
      CANDIDATE LIST DRAWN UP
      CHAOBA ENDORSES DEMAND FOR ONE MORE RS SEAT
      11th January 2002
      NO SEAT ADJUSTMENTS, SAYS RADHABINOD
      28 ELECTION OBSERVERS COMING ON JAN 17
      BID TO CHECK MONEY POWER
      10th January 2002
      REVOLT FEAR DELAYS CONG LIST
      BJP LIST TAKEN TO DELHI
      DPP RELEASES NAMES OF 17 CANDIDATES
      09th January 2002
      MSCP NAMBOL OFFICE SET ON FIRE
      CPI, MSCP FIRST LIST ANNOUNCED
      OFFICIALS CHART OUT POLL PLANS
      08th January 2002
      VOTE COUNTING IN DISTRICT HQs, JIRI & KANGPOKPI
      UNLF TURNS ITS BACK TO ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
      CPM PLEDGES DEFECTION FREE POLITICS
      07th January 2002
      DPP STRESS ON HILL, PLAIN RECONCILIATION
      BJP PREDICTS COALITION GOVT.
      06th January 2002
      INTERNAL AFFAIRS ROCK CONG
      OFFICIALS CHART OUT ELECTION DUTIES
      05th January 2002
      POLLS NOTIFICATION ON JANUARY 13
      05th January 2002
      NO GOVT. WITHOUT MPP: Joy
      03rd January 2002
      PARTIES GEARING UP FOR POLLS
      03rd January 2002
      MSCP POLITICAL CONFERENCE HELD
      31st December 2001
      GOVERNMENT TO SEEK ARMY CHOPPERS FOR POLL
      30th December 2001
      RB RULES OUT PRE-POLL PACT WITH BJP
      29th December 2001
      SWAMI ASSURES ENOUGH POLL FORCES
      28th December 2001
      40 ACs TO GO TO POLLS FIRST
      27th December 2001
      EC VALENTINE GIFT MANIPUR POLLS ON FEB 12 AND 21

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