No transgender electors in Mayang Imphal AC: RO
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR

Imphal, February 25 2022: Mayang Imphal AC had recorded the highest voter turnout of 94.37 per cent in the 2017 Assembly Elections among the 13 constituencies in Imphal West district, but there is no transgender elector enrolled in the constituency for the 2022 Elections, said returning officer (RO) H Sukumar Singh, adding that every third gender should have enrolled themselves in the electoral list as they have equal right in the democratic process.

The RO further stated that Mayang Imphal AC has 31,813 electors out of which 16,500 are female voters.

The constituency, which has no identified transgender electors, has 219 PwD electors and 406 electors above 80 years while 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 Election.

23/1-Samushang Shantipur and 23/9-Mayang Imphal Thana Awang Leikai Sorok Maning have been identified as model cum women polling stations.

Md Abdul Latif, an Independent candidate, became the first MLA to represent Mayang Imphal AC in the Manipur Legislative Assembly by defeating Khaidem Gulamjat Singh of MPP in the 1972 elections.

Abdul Latif, contesting on MPP ticket, retained the seat for the second time defeating Khaidem Mangol of CPI in the 1974 polls.

Khumujam Amutombi Singh and Meinam Nilachandra Singh alternatively represented the constituency from 1980 to 2002.In the 1980 Elections, Amutombi Singh of INC (Indira) defeated Md Abdul Latif of Janata Party.

Amutombi, who fought as INC candidate, lost to Janata Party's Meinam Nilachandra Singh in the 1984 Election.

However, in the 1990 Assembly Elections, Amutombi contested as Janata Dal candidate and defeated Nilachandra of the INC.

INC's Nilachandra defeated JD's Amutombi in the 6th Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections, 1995.Amutombi once again returned as the INC candidate in the 2000 elections and defeated Nilachandra, who contested the election as the Manipur State Congress Party candidate.

Nilachandra contested the 2002 election as the Federal Party of Manipur candidate and defeated Abdul Salam of the Manipur National Conference to return to the Manipur Legislative Assembly.

INC's Dr Khumujam Ratankumar Singh, son of former MLA Amutombi, defeated Maulana Abdul Salam of the NCP in the 2007 polls while in the 10th Assembly Elections, 2012, Dr Ratankumar defended the seat defeating Kongkham Manglem Singh of AITC.

However, in the 2017 Assembly Elections, Manglem's son Robindro Singh, who contested on BJP ticket, defeated INC's Dr Kh Ratankumar Singh.

Mayang Imphal AC has three candidates in fray for the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections, 2022.They are sitting MLA Robindro Singh (BJP), Dr Ratankumar Singh (INC) and Urikhimbam Ramesh Singh (NPP) .

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