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Manipur: 76 candidates in fray for third phase of polls

Imphal, Feb 10: Altogether 76 candidates are in the fray for the third phase of elections to the 12 Assembly constituencies of Tamenglong, Chandel and Churachandpur district of Manipur on February 23.

A total of 1,85,598 females and 1,77,752 males would exercise their votes.

In the third phase of elections there are two women candidates.

Chandel has the maximum of ten candidates while Singhat has three candidates.

Indian National Congress is contesting in 11 seats, LJSP-9, RJD-6 National Congress Party in 5, Samajwadi Party-5, the Bharatiya Janta Party-3, Communist Party of India- 4, Manipur People's Party (MPP ) , 3 , NPP-3 , SAP-2, JD(U)-1, PDA-1, and Independents 23.

There will be 516 Polling Stations and 516 EVM will be used.


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Musharraf's relative in electoral fray from Lucknow

New Delhi, Apr.12 (ANI): A distant relative of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is also in the electoral fray from the Lucknow Parliamentary constituency.President of the 75 year old women organization Bazm-e-Khawateen, Shehnaz Sidrat has filed her nomination from Lucknow, the political citadel of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Sidrat claims she belongs to the family of a famous Congress leader late Hayatullah Ansari.According to her, Ansari's wife Sultana Hayat was a cousin of Musharraf's.....
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