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Manipur High Court held election of Okram Henry Singh as a member of the state assembly null and void
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Manipur High Court held election of Okram Henry Singh as a member of the state assembly null and voidBy
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Justice MV Muralidaran also declared that Yumkham Erabot Singh, who was defeated by Henry, duly elected from the Wangkhei constituency.
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The High Court of Manipur has declared the election of Okram Henry Singh as a member of the state assembly as null and void.
HC voids election of Manipur legislator The single-judge bench also declared that the petitioner is duly elected as a member of 15-Wangkhei Assembly Constituency
High Court of Manipur on Thursday declared the election of former Congress legislator Okram Henry Singh from Wangkhei under Imphal East district in the 2017 Assembly polls null and void for concealment of personal details in his election affidavit.
The single-judge bench of Justice M.V. Muralidaran not only ruled in favour of petitioner Y. Erabot Singh of the BJP but also “declared that the petitioner is duly elected as a member of 15-Wangkhei Assembly Constituency”.
Henry had won the polls on a Congress ticket by bagging 16,753 votes to Erabot’s 12,417.
Manipur High Court Declares Election Of Congress Leader As Member Of State Assembly Null And Void For Non Disclosure Of Information In Election Affidavit
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The Manipur High Court on Thursday declared as null and void the election of Congress leader Okram Henry Singh as a member of State Assembly (Wangkhei Assembly Constituency) in 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly after observing that
failure to disclose name of the spouse and his dependents, details of pending criminal cases and educational qualification would constitute a corrupt practice falling within the meaning of undue influence under sec. 123(2) of Representative of People Act, 1951.
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