ADC polls: Cong receives 215 applications for candidature; BJP gets 337
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, April 24 2015 :
All major political parties in the State have accelerated preparation works for the coming Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections which will be held on June 1 .
According to reports, Congress has received 215 applications for candidature while for BJP the number of persons seeking candidature is 337 .
For Congress party, the last date of submission of application was fixed on April 16.The Election Notification is likely to be out in the next few days.
MPCC General Secretary S Jiten told this agency that the ticket committee meeting for the party was held closed-door.
On the other hand, the last date for submission of candidature forms for BJP Manipur Pradesh was April 22.Till the last day, 337 persons applied for their candidature.
The ticket committee meeting for the party will be held soon and confirmation of candidates will be known after the formal notification to be issued by the Government on April 30 .
Meanwhile, Naga People's Front (NPF) received around 200 applications for candidature for the coming ADC elections.
However, a source from the party said that NPF will field only 93-94 candidates for the total 140 seats in the six ADCs of the five hill districts.