India News | BJP Candidate Elected Unopposed in Manipur Bypoll
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. BJP candidate Ginsuanhau was on Friday elected unopposed in the by-election at the Singhat assembly constituency in Manipur's Churachandpur district, officials said.
Imphal, Oct 23 (PTI) BJP candidate Ginsuanhau was on Friday elected unopposed in the by-election at the Singhat assembly constituency in Manipur's Churachandpur district, officials said.
He was declared unopposed after Independent nominee Chinlunthang withdrew his candidature on Thursday, they said.
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Ginsuanhau won the seat during the state election in 2017 as a Congress candidate.
He had resigned from the assembly in August along with four other Congress MLAs, following the BJP-led coalition government of N Biren Singh won the trust vote.
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Ginsuanhau later joined the BJP and was named the party's candidate for the seat.
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