Shillong, Oct 15: Gambegre Assembly constituency-ni by-election-ko re•baenggipa November jani 13 tariko ong•atgen ine Mongolbar salo, Election Commission of India (ECI) parakataha.
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Former Dadenggre legislator James Sangma has strongly criticized a section of media for disseminating what he calls ‘blatant misinformation’ regarding the National People’s Party (NPP) and his family's stance on the Gambegre bye-election.
National president of the National People’s Party (NPP) and Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has categorically denied that there is any division within the party or within his family over the upcoming bye-election to the Gambegre Assembly seat.
Seniormost party leaders of ther NPP from its bastion of Garo Hills have dashed off to Shillong to meet and impress upon party president and chief minister Conrad K Sangma on a potential candidate for the ensuing Gambegre by-election, a seat left open after Congress MLA Saleng A Sangma won the Tura Lok Sabha seat.
INDIA bloc candidate Ratan Das who also a CPIM member, submitted his nomination papers for the assembly by-elections in Ramnagar constituency, Tripura on Friday.
The Tripura bypolls have proved that the INDIA alliance has failed to take off in the Northeast in their first attempt during the recently concluded Tripura bypolls.
Following the announcement of the Tripura by-election results, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha characterized the by-election as a significant contest and victory of democracy as he viewed that the opposition CPI-M’s allegations were baseless.
The election officials said on Friday that the BJP's two candidates have won Tripura's Dhanpur and Boxanagar Assembly constituencies, defeating their CPI (M) rivals with comfortable margins.
In a significant development just days ahead of the crucial by-elections in two constituencies in Tripura, the main Opposition party, TIPRA Motha, has announced its decision to remain neutral and neither support ruling BJP or opposition CPI-M candidate.