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Manipur : Ibobi's son to contest from his mother's constituency

Manipur : Ibobi's son to contest from his mother's constituency

| | 10 Jan 2017, 03:20 pm
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IBNS) : The trouble-torn Manipur will witness another family politics as Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has decided to field his son as party candidate in the upcoming Assembly polls.

Local media said that Ibobi Singh's son is set to contest the upcoming assembly polls from the Khangabok constituency of Thoubal district, represented by her mother.

The poll in Khangabok constituency is scheduled on March 4.

The CM's wife has already represented the Khangabok constituency for two terms and  is likely to be hand over the political baton to her son.

Okram Surajkumar alias Kenedy has completed his graduation in Economics from Kingston University, London.

Surajkumar said that he did not have any political ambition in the past as his parents were already in politics.

The Manipur CM's son further said that, he wants to extend help to  those  who have been in difficulties for long.

"Corruption is deep-rooted in Manipur and the new generation must endeavour to root it out and to make Manipur as a corruption free state," Surajkumar said.

Okram Surajkumar has already applied to the Congress party  for candidature.

The assembly poll in Manipur will be held on March 4 and 8 in two phases.


(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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