Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to locals, most people in these areas have a fondness for English and name themselves or their kin after fancy English words. And, as is evidenced by some of the names on the electoral rolls, they couldn t care less about the meaning of the English words they were named after. India News | Moonlight Pariot, Firstborn Manner, Sunshine Makri. : Meet Some Curious Candidates for Meghalaya Polls.
People aren t only interested in the names of the politicians, but also in the names of voters, many of which are modelled after nations and Indian states.
Every time Meghalaya goes to polls, the names of some candidates and voters have always caught everyone s attention and the situation is the same this time as well.