NPF wins ADC Tamenglong by-election
Source: The Sangai Express / DIO
Tamenglong, January 21 2019:
NPF won the by-election of the 2-Chaton District Council Constituency of Autonomous District Council Tamenglong by huge margin today.
In the by-election held at the five designated polling stations, NPF got 227 votes whereas BJP got 3 votes in Chaton-1 while NPF got 302 and BJP got 10 votes in Chaton-2.In Dunong, NPF got 575 whereas BJP got 2 votes while at Makuinong, NPF secured 685 votes as against 4 votes for BJP.
In Illeng, NPF got 470 votes whereas BJP got 5 votes.
Altogether, NPF candidate CPL Guangta got 2259 votes while the BJP candidate Kadijanbou registered only 24 votes.
It may be mentioned that the by-election was held on January 14 due to the death of the NPF member Tutanbou on April 8, 2018 leaving the seat vacant in the Tamenlong district.
The counting of votes was held today.