Poll activities hot up in Thoubal dist
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, October 16 2016:
Poll related activities are getting intensified in Thoubal district with many intending candidates opening election offices and canvassing for support.
At Wangkehm Assembly Constituency, former UCM president Yumnam Nabachandra and his supporters opened an election polling sub-committee office for polling station number 32/36 at Waithou Tronglaobi today.
Other than the intending candidate, president of the election committee of Nabachandra, A Keshokumar and people from the surrounding areas attended the function.
Addressing the gathering, Nabachandra said that the present Government has totally failed to work for the welfare of the people and instead are more concerned with amassing personal wealth.
It is to bring a change to this that I am preparing to contest the election, he added.
It is important that the voters back the candidate who can work for the people, said Nabachandra.
At Khangabok Assembly Constituency, poster campaign of intending BJP candidate Thokchom Jadumani is on in full swing.
Jadumani is a former vice president of BJP Manipur Pradesh.
Poster campaign was conducted intensively at polling station 35/15 and 35/16. Door to door campaigning for Jadumani was also held .
A large number of BJP workers of Khangabok AC took part in the campaign.
At Wangjing Tentha AC, a reception was organised for intending CPI candidate Haobam Roben at Papan.
The gathering at the function pledged to support the candidature of Haobam Roben.
A discussion session was also held today.