Confer DEO power to Kpi DC : CSOs
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, January 12 2017:
Kuki Inpi � House of the Kukis, Kangpokpi district and various political parties today apprised the Election Commission of India to delegate the power and authority of District Election Officer to the Deputy Commissioner, Kangpokpi district before the upcoming Manipur State Legislative Assembly, 2017 .
Kuki Inpi Kangpokpi district, Kangpokpi district Congress Committee, Kangpokpi Block Congress Committee and Bharatiya Janata Party Scheduled Tribe Morcha, Kangpokpi have submitted separate representations to the Director General, Election Commission of India this afternoon while a copy was also reportedly sent to ECI Secretary, NN Butolia and Vivek Kumar Dewangan, Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur to confer the power of DEO to the DC, Kangpokpi.
It stated that Kangpokpi district of Manipur comprising three Assembly Constituencies including 46 Saikul(ST), 50- Kangpokpi (Gen) and 51-Saitu(ST) is newly created and inaugurated two months back vide Government Orders No.16/20/2016-R of dated 8 th December, 2016 .