Candidate's photo found not matching
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, February 15 2012:
An INC candidate's photograph taken just before casting his vote in a polling booth on the day of polling just disappeared and found replaced with photograph of another person during the photo verification and comparison exercise.
Yamthong Haokip, an INC candidate from Saikul constituency, was completely amazed when his photograph was found removed and put in the photograph of another person in the voters' photograph list.
Talking to the media in this conection here on Wednesday, Haokip said his name was in serial no.1 of the electoral roll and that he cast his vote first of all in polling station 46/15 under Saikul constituency of Senapati district on the day of polling day held on January 28.However, the photograph of him taken by the polling officer was found displaced by another person photo.
The matter came to light during photo comparison of electors carried out two days ago, Haokip informed.
The Election Commission has not yet taken up any step though the evidence of photo mismanagement had been detected by the Central observers, Haokip lamented.