94 candidates in IMC poll
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 12 2011:
With one withdrawal, 94 candidates are to fight for the 26 seats of the Imphal Municipal Council and 168 candidates for 53 ward development councillors, for which polling will be held on May 25 .
The total number of councillors to be elected for the IMC was 27 but candidate of Ward No.25 was declared elected uncontested as Thambal Phaomei alone filed nomination as a Congress nominee.
In the same manner, the number of ward development members to be elected was 74 but in Ward No.24 only Rajen Gangmei filed nomination papers.
Both of them declared elected uncontested by the state election commission.
On the last day of withdrawal of candidature, only one who had filed to contest the election from Ward No.14 withdrew his candidature.