'No transgender electors in Mayang Imphal'
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, February 25 2022:
23-Mayang Imphal had recorded the highest voter turnout of 94.37 percent in the 2017 Assembly election among the 13 Assembly Constituencies in Imphal West District, but there is no transgender elector enrolled in the constituency for the 2022 elections, said Returning Officer H Sukumar Singh.
He stressed that every third gender should have enrolled themselves in the electoral list as they have equal rights in the democratic process.
The Returning Officer further stated that 23-Mayang Imphal AC has 31,813 electors out of which 15,313 are male and 16,500 are female electors.
The constituency, which has no identified transgender electors, has 219 PwD electors and 406 electors above 80 years.
175 electors have been found eligible for Postal Ballot (12D) for Absentee Voters.
Sukumar continued that out of the 41 polling stations in the constituency, 24 have been identified as vulnerable polling stations for the ensuing Assembly election.
23/1-Samushang Shantipur and 23/9-Mayang Imphal Thana Awang Leikai Sorok Maning have been identified as Model cum Women Polling Stations.
It may be noted that 23-Mayang Imphal has three candidates in fray for the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections, 2022 .
They are Deputy Speaker and sitting MLA Kongkham Robindro Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress candidate Dr.Khumujam Ratankumar Singh and National People's Party candidate Urikhimbam Ramesh Singh.