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Two former Chief Ministers and Speaker eat humble pie in Manipur

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Imphal, Feb 27 (UNI) The ninth Manipur Assembly election did not augur well for most of the political heavyweights as Speaker Maniruddin Sheikh, former Chief Ministers R K Dorendra Singh and W Nipamacha Singh and Manipur People's Party (MPP) president L chandramoni had to meet their electoral waterloo.

RJD candidate Hellaluddin Khan was a giant killer when he defeated Speaker Maniruddin Sheikh by a margin of 280 votes.

Former Chief Minister R K Dorendro, sitting MLA, was defeated by E Kunjeswar of the Congress from Yaiskul by 4000 votes, while another former Chief Minister and state RJD president W Nipamacha Singh was defeated by S Joy of the NCP by 2000 votes from Wangoi.

Independent candidate Sapam Kunjakeswor created a ripple when he defeated MPP president Dr L Chandramani from Patsoi by 1644 votes.

The only solace was former Chief Minister and NCP president Radhabinod Koijam, who defeated his nearest Congress rival Jyotin Waikhom by a margin of about 1000 votes from Thangmeiband constituency.

UNI
Topics: ELECTION-MANIPUR-SETBACKS
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