Pradhan candidate demands re-poll in Sapam Leirak GP

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Oct 8

Citing unfair means used in the polling of Gram Panchayat, election agent of one of the pradhans polling for Sapam Leirak Gram Panchayat, Imphal West (5/14/7) today urged that re-poll should be done for the said area.

Salam Ranjan, election agent for intending pradhan candidate, Thiyam Loken Singh alleged that some miscreants have misbehaved with him creating trouble during yesterday’s polling. The miscreants did not allowed to have free and fair, he added.

He said that there are 555 voters in the Gram Panchayat and turn-out was 521 voters (97 percent) which are irrational and questionable. He demanded that election authrities should see how true the turn-out was.

Further Ranjan said that the younger brother of another intending candidate, Thokchom Bishwarjit who is attached with Imphal West police commando came in his uniform and service gun and caste his vote creating another trouble. He urged that the home department should look into this matter too.

He also cited returning officer (RO), Daulat Khan has been biased to the request for re-poll of Sapam Leirak Gram Panchayat election. Ranjan said that a complaint was sent to the respective deputy commissioners (DC) through the RO but the latter had neglected the area and was not allowed to make a re-poll.

Ranjan urged that appropriate action should be taken up against the RO so such unwanted incident does not happen again in the future.