By Dr Kh Gourachandra Singh
The term of the 14th Lok Sabha is drawing close and a hectic political campaign is going on for election in the 543 Parliamentary Constituencies for the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Of the two seats of MPs in Manipur election for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency falls on the 16th of April, 2009.
There are nine candidates including two Women candidates in the fray. There are three candidates of Naga Tribes & six candidates of the Kuki-Chin Mizo tribes. They are respectively: RJD’s M Yamkhongam Haokip, Phaijang Village, Chandel District. At present there are two RJD MLAs in the Manipur Legislative Assembly. They are Thangkholun Haokip of Chandel A/C and Ngursanglur in the Tipaimukh A/C. Thangkhangin Haokip is the candidate for LJP. He is from Church Road Simveng, New Lamka CCPur. And independent candidate Lamlalmoi Gangte is from Nungba from Tamenglong District. The two women candidates are Valley Rose Hungyo and Rose Mangshi Haokip. Both of them are independent candidates.
Valley Rose Hungyo, was born in Jamai village, Senapati District. At present she is at Sorde village, Phungyar, Ukhrul District. She is 51 years of age, holder of degree in Nursing and worked for 11 years as nurse under the Government of Manipur. Then she resigned the post of nurse to come to social work.
In 1992 she established The Aja, a daily newspaper in Tangkhul language. She is the editor of The Aja till date. She was the Vice-President of the Naga Women Union and the President of the Tangkhul Shanao Long, Imphal Unit. She contested as a Janata Dal Candidate for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency in the 9th Lok Sabha Election and stood 5th position. In the 14th Lok Sabha Election of 2004 she started campaign as a Samata Party candidate but stopped short. In the 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly Election she contested for Naga National Party in the Phungyar A/C. But she secured only 562 votes in the election.
Rose Mangshi Haokip was formerly a lecturer in Political Science in the GP Women College, Imphal for a long time. At present she is at Haokip Veng, Imphal and Saitu-Saparmeina, Sadar Hills, Senapati District. She was the president of the Kuki Mother Association, Manipur, she contested from the Saitu A/C on BJP ticket in the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election 2007. She secured only 435 votes. Though 9 candidates are contesting in the forthcoming election, other candidates viz Thangso Baite (INC), Mani Charenamei (PDA), D Loli Adanee (BJP) and LB Sona of NCP are making a keen contest.
The present total voters in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency is 9,09,332. There are 28 Assembly Segments in this Constituency and of which 3 A/Cs are from Tamenglong District, 3 A/Cs from Ukhrul District, 6 A/Cs are from Senapati District, 2 A/C’s from Chandel District, 6 A/C’s from Churachandpur District, 7 A/C’s from Thoubal District and 1 A/C from Imphal East. Mao A/C has 49,632 voters and is the highest number of voters while the smallest number of voters is 17,527 of Tipaimukh A/C. In this election Congress Party (INC) hopes that their candidate Thangso Baite is sure to win. The following is the brief report on who Thangso Baite is and what role he took in the Manipur Politics.
He was not a popular politician. He was born on 17th April, 1950 at Dongjang village of Churachandpur District. He is an MA in Political Science. While doing MA in JNU Centre Imphal he worked as the General Secretary and the President of the Students’ Union. He also worked as the General Secretary for the Kuki Tribes. He worked as Asst Election Officer (AEO) under the Government of Manipur. He was elected MLA to the Eight Manipur Legislature Assembly, 2002 from Singhat Constituency on MSCP ticket. He became a Minister of State on March 23, 2002 in the SPF Government led by Shri O Ibobi Singh. After some time on 17th June, 2002 MSCP Secular Was formed and he joined it. With the merging of MSP (S) with Congress on 19th June, 2002, he became a congress MLA. He became a Senate member of MU in 2004 - 05. In the ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election of 2007 he contested from Singhat A/C on Congress ticket but got defeated in the hands of T Hangkhanpao of NPP. He is now contesting in the 15th Lok Sabha Election on Congress Ticket. There was no Congress (I) Candidate in the 14th Lok Sabha Election for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Seat. Under the Congress-NCP alliance at the Centre, NCP candidate was in the fray in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
However, in the 2007 Assembly Election Congress Candidates except in the Chandel A/C, contested in 27 A/Cs out of 28 A/Cs. Congress won in 12 A/Cs and so there are 12 MLAs for Congress at present in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. Congress stood second positions in Ukhrul, Chingai, Saikul, Saitu, Tamei, Tipaimukh and Singhat A/Cs. While in Tenghoupal, Tadubi, Kangpokpi A/Cs Congress got 3rd position, in Wabagi A/C, it got 4th position, in Mao A/C, it got 5th position and 8th position in Thanlon A/C. But the Party claims success in the election as there is vast vote bank in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. Even AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi came to CC Pur and made a Canvassing for the party candidate.
A brief report on who Mani Charenamei, PDA Candidate, is and what has been his contribution in the course of his political Career. He was born on 10-02-1959 at Thonglan Akutpa Village, Senapati District. He is MSc (Bio-Chemistry). He took BSc (Bio-Chemistry) from DMC (Sc) and MSc (Bio- Chemistry) from State Forest Service College, Burnihat, Assam. In 1981 - 85 he acted as the president of Liangmei Students’ Union (LSU), Manipur, in 1982 - 83 Jt Secy, Zeliangrong Students’ Union, in 1980 - 82 Asst Gen. Secy, ANSAM. Founder member, Naga Officer Club (NOC), Founder Member, Naga Employees Welfare Federation, etc. In 1987 he joined as ACF in the State Forest Service and resigned as DFO in 2004. He was elected in the 14th Lok Sabha Election, 2004 as an Independent Candidate. He worked in the IT Department as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, Rural Development, Member, Consultative Committee on Environment and Forest, Member, Railway User, Consultative Committee, NFR, etc. As a representative of the Indian team he visited USA, China, Taipei, Bahrain and Greece.
PDA is also a regional political party. Its President is M Maringa. In the last ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election of 2007 Mr Songchinkup contested from Thanlon A/C as the only PDA candidate. At present 8 Independent Naga MLAs are supporting Mani Charenamei. They are: W Morung Makunga (Tengnoupal A/C), M Thohri (Mao A/C), K Raina (Tadubi A/C), Awangbou Newmai (Tamei A/C), Kangthuang Panmei (Tamenglong A/C) and Dr Khasim Ruivah (Chingai A/C). Some NGOs are also seen to support him. He is said to be a candidate sponsored by NSCN (IM) and by the leaders of other political parties. His campaign is still going on with the Naga Integration as its basis. PDA claims success in the election although many people are against him.
BJP candidate D Loli Adanee was born at Punanamei village, Senapati District in 1953. He acted as the President of the Mao Naga Students’ Union in 1973 - 75. In 1977 he joined AIR INDIA as Asst Flight Pursuer and worked for 27 years and in 2004 he resigned as Manager, Cabin Crew on Voluntary retirement. He contested in the 14th Lok Sabha election on BJP ticket in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. But he got second position by securing 1,47,441 votes. He is a holder of 3rd degree Black Belt in Karate. In the last ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election there were only 4 BJP candidates out of the 28 A/Cs in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. None of the Naga candidates became a BJP ticket holder. No MLA was elected. In Thanlon A/C only 1709 votes were secured by the BJP candidate. In the Saitu A/C, today’s Independent candidate to the15th Lok sabha, Rose Mangshi Haokip got only 435 votes. Less number of votes were secured in Henglep and Saikot A/Cs. Though BJP has no strong base in the hills, supported by many popular hill leaders Adanee’s political campaign is going on. Mention may be made of Prof Gangmumei Kamei, ex-Minister, President, MSCP, RV Minthing, Ex-Minster, Prof M Horam, Ex-MLA, Samuel Jendai, Ex-Minister and Ramthing Hungyo, former General Secretary, Tangkhul Naga Long are all supporters of Adanee. Adanee also gets support from some NGOs and so BJP is hoping to win. Adanee does not base his campaign on Naga Integration but is against Mani Chrenamei.
A few words about NCP candidate LB Sona’s political career are as under. LB Sona was born on March 1 1950 at Lailam Veng, Lamka, PO Churachandpur. He completed his graduation course in 1972 from Guwahati University. He was editor of a local daily Voice of Churachandpur from 1972 - 78. In 1982 - 84 he worked as Part-time Correspondent in the AIR, Imphal. He joined Congress (I) in 1981. In 1981 - 84 and 1990 - 92 he worked as the General Secy, District Congress Committee, Churachandpur District, 1992 - 94 General Secretary, MPCC (I), 1982 - 84 Chairman, Block Development Committee, Churachandpur, 1984 - 89 Chairman, Churachandpur Autonomous District Council, 1993 - 97 President, Paite National Council, 1998 Speaker, Zomi Council, 2000 Chairman, Zomi Council and took a significant role in solving the 1998 Kuki-Paite conflict.
Of the four NCP MLAs only 1 MLA is a at Siakul A/C. A/Cs in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency viz Hiyanglam, Jiribam, Saikul, Tipaimukh, Thanlon, Henglep, and Wabagai had NCP candidates in the ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election of 2007. Now LB Sona is supported by MSCP, NPP, MPP, etc. At present there are 3 MLAs for NPP in Thanlon, Singhat, and Kangpokpi A/Cs. They are: V Hangkhalian, T Hangkhanpao, Thangminlen respectively. And hectic political campaign is made by MSCP and MPP in the 7 A/Cs of Thoubal District and Jiribam of Imphal East District. Even NCP National General Secretary, PA Sangma rushed to Churachandpur for canvassing votes in favour of Sona.
But the total number of voters in the 7 A/Cs of Thoubal District are not enjoying the right to contest election but to cast their votes numbering 1,84,720 (Jiribam A/C comprises 26,644 votes). These voters will decide the fate of the 9 candidates in the forthcoming election to the 15th Lok Sabha Polls. It can be remembered that none of the ruling parties in Manipur could have their candidate elected right from the 12th Lok sabha Election of 1998 till date. Let us see what may happen this time whether voters would cast their precious votes on the basis of party or candidate or issue. All these will be certainly clear by May 16, 2009.
Source: THE SANGAI EXPRESS ARTICLE SECTION
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The term of the 14th Lok Sabha is drawing close and a hectic political campaign is going on for election in the 543 Parliamentary Constituencies for the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Of the two seats of MPs in Manipur election for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency falls on the 16th of April, 2009.
There are nine candidates including two Women candidates in the fray. There are three candidates of Naga Tribes & six candidates of the Kuki-Chin Mizo tribes. They are respectively: RJD’s M Yamkhongam Haokip, Phaijang Village, Chandel District. At present there are two RJD MLAs in the Manipur Legislative Assembly. They are Thangkholun Haokip of Chandel A/C and Ngursanglur in the Tipaimukh A/C. Thangkhangin Haokip is the candidate for LJP. He is from Church Road Simveng, New Lamka CCPur. And independent candidate Lamlalmoi Gangte is from Nungba from Tamenglong District. The two women candidates are Valley Rose Hungyo and Rose Mangshi Haokip. Both of them are independent candidates.
Valley Rose Hungyo, was born in Jamai village, Senapati District. At present she is at Sorde village, Phungyar, Ukhrul District. She is 51 years of age, holder of degree in Nursing and worked for 11 years as nurse under the Government of Manipur. Then she resigned the post of nurse to come to social work.
In 1992 she established The Aja, a daily newspaper in Tangkhul language. She is the editor of The Aja till date. She was the Vice-President of the Naga Women Union and the President of the Tangkhul Shanao Long, Imphal Unit. She contested as a Janata Dal Candidate for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency in the 9th Lok Sabha Election and stood 5th position. In the 14th Lok Sabha Election of 2004 she started campaign as a Samata Party candidate but stopped short. In the 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly Election she contested for Naga National Party in the Phungyar A/C. But she secured only 562 votes in the election.
Rose Mangshi Haokip was formerly a lecturer in Political Science in the GP Women College, Imphal for a long time. At present she is at Haokip Veng, Imphal and Saitu-Saparmeina, Sadar Hills, Senapati District. She was the president of the Kuki Mother Association, Manipur, she contested from the Saitu A/C on BJP ticket in the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election 2007. She secured only 435 votes. Though 9 candidates are contesting in the forthcoming election, other candidates viz Thangso Baite (INC), Mani Charenamei (PDA), D Loli Adanee (BJP) and LB Sona of NCP are making a keen contest.
The present total voters in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency is 9,09,332. There are 28 Assembly Segments in this Constituency and of which 3 A/Cs are from Tamenglong District, 3 A/Cs from Ukhrul District, 6 A/Cs are from Senapati District, 2 A/C’s from Chandel District, 6 A/C’s from Churachandpur District, 7 A/C’s from Thoubal District and 1 A/C from Imphal East. Mao A/C has 49,632 voters and is the highest number of voters while the smallest number of voters is 17,527 of Tipaimukh A/C. In this election Congress Party (INC) hopes that their candidate Thangso Baite is sure to win. The following is the brief report on who Thangso Baite is and what role he took in the Manipur Politics.
He was not a popular politician. He was born on 17th April, 1950 at Dongjang village of Churachandpur District. He is an MA in Political Science. While doing MA in JNU Centre Imphal he worked as the General Secretary and the President of the Students’ Union. He also worked as the General Secretary for the Kuki Tribes. He worked as Asst Election Officer (AEO) under the Government of Manipur. He was elected MLA to the Eight Manipur Legislature Assembly, 2002 from Singhat Constituency on MSCP ticket. He became a Minister of State on March 23, 2002 in the SPF Government led by Shri O Ibobi Singh. After some time on 17th June, 2002 MSCP Secular Was formed and he joined it. With the merging of MSP (S) with Congress on 19th June, 2002, he became a congress MLA. He became a Senate member of MU in 2004 - 05. In the ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election of 2007 he contested from Singhat A/C on Congress ticket but got defeated in the hands of T Hangkhanpao of NPP. He is now contesting in the 15th Lok Sabha Election on Congress Ticket. There was no Congress (I) Candidate in the 14th Lok Sabha Election for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Seat. Under the Congress-NCP alliance at the Centre, NCP candidate was in the fray in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.
However, in the 2007 Assembly Election Congress Candidates except in the Chandel A/C, contested in 27 A/Cs out of 28 A/Cs. Congress won in 12 A/Cs and so there are 12 MLAs for Congress at present in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. Congress stood second positions in Ukhrul, Chingai, Saikul, Saitu, Tamei, Tipaimukh and Singhat A/Cs. While in Tenghoupal, Tadubi, Kangpokpi A/Cs Congress got 3rd position, in Wabagi A/C, it got 4th position, in Mao A/C, it got 5th position and 8th position in Thanlon A/C. But the Party claims success in the election as there is vast vote bank in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. Even AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi came to CC Pur and made a Canvassing for the party candidate.
A brief report on who Mani Charenamei, PDA Candidate, is and what has been his contribution in the course of his political Career. He was born on 10-02-1959 at Thonglan Akutpa Village, Senapati District. He is MSc (Bio-Chemistry). He took BSc (Bio-Chemistry) from DMC (Sc) and MSc (Bio- Chemistry) from State Forest Service College, Burnihat, Assam. In 1981 - 85 he acted as the president of Liangmei Students’ Union (LSU), Manipur, in 1982 - 83 Jt Secy, Zeliangrong Students’ Union, in 1980 - 82 Asst Gen. Secy, ANSAM. Founder member, Naga Officer Club (NOC), Founder Member, Naga Employees Welfare Federation, etc. In 1987 he joined as ACF in the State Forest Service and resigned as DFO in 2004. He was elected in the 14th Lok Sabha Election, 2004 as an Independent Candidate. He worked in the IT Department as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, Rural Development, Member, Consultative Committee on Environment and Forest, Member, Railway User, Consultative Committee, NFR, etc. As a representative of the Indian team he visited USA, China, Taipei, Bahrain and Greece.
PDA is also a regional political party. Its President is M Maringa. In the last ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election of 2007 Mr Songchinkup contested from Thanlon A/C as the only PDA candidate. At present 8 Independent Naga MLAs are supporting Mani Charenamei. They are: W Morung Makunga (Tengnoupal A/C), M Thohri (Mao A/C), K Raina (Tadubi A/C), Awangbou Newmai (Tamei A/C), Kangthuang Panmei (Tamenglong A/C) and Dr Khasim Ruivah (Chingai A/C). Some NGOs are also seen to support him. He is said to be a candidate sponsored by NSCN (IM) and by the leaders of other political parties. His campaign is still going on with the Naga Integration as its basis. PDA claims success in the election although many people are against him.
BJP candidate D Loli Adanee was born at Punanamei village, Senapati District in 1953. He acted as the President of the Mao Naga Students’ Union in 1973 - 75. In 1977 he joined AIR INDIA as Asst Flight Pursuer and worked for 27 years and in 2004 he resigned as Manager, Cabin Crew on Voluntary retirement. He contested in the 14th Lok Sabha election on BJP ticket in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. But he got second position by securing 1,47,441 votes. He is a holder of 3rd degree Black Belt in Karate. In the last ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election there were only 4 BJP candidates out of the 28 A/Cs in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. None of the Naga candidates became a BJP ticket holder. No MLA was elected. In Thanlon A/C only 1709 votes were secured by the BJP candidate. In the Saitu A/C, today’s Independent candidate to the15th Lok sabha, Rose Mangshi Haokip got only 435 votes. Less number of votes were secured in Henglep and Saikot A/Cs. Though BJP has no strong base in the hills, supported by many popular hill leaders Adanee’s political campaign is going on. Mention may be made of Prof Gangmumei Kamei, ex-Minister, President, MSCP, RV Minthing, Ex-Minster, Prof M Horam, Ex-MLA, Samuel Jendai, Ex-Minister and Ramthing Hungyo, former General Secretary, Tangkhul Naga Long are all supporters of Adanee. Adanee also gets support from some NGOs and so BJP is hoping to win. Adanee does not base his campaign on Naga Integration but is against Mani Chrenamei.
A few words about NCP candidate LB Sona’s political career are as under. LB Sona was born on March 1 1950 at Lailam Veng, Lamka, PO Churachandpur. He completed his graduation course in 1972 from Guwahati University. He was editor of a local daily Voice of Churachandpur from 1972 - 78. In 1982 - 84 he worked as Part-time Correspondent in the AIR, Imphal. He joined Congress (I) in 1981. In 1981 - 84 and 1990 - 92 he worked as the General Secy, District Congress Committee, Churachandpur District, 1992 - 94 General Secretary, MPCC (I), 1982 - 84 Chairman, Block Development Committee, Churachandpur, 1984 - 89 Chairman, Churachandpur Autonomous District Council, 1993 - 97 President, Paite National Council, 1998 Speaker, Zomi Council, 2000 Chairman, Zomi Council and took a significant role in solving the 1998 Kuki-Paite conflict.
Of the four NCP MLAs only 1 MLA is a at Siakul A/C. A/Cs in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency viz Hiyanglam, Jiribam, Saikul, Tipaimukh, Thanlon, Henglep, and Wabagai had NCP candidates in the ninth Manipur Legislative Assembly Election of 2007. Now LB Sona is supported by MSCP, NPP, MPP, etc. At present there are 3 MLAs for NPP in Thanlon, Singhat, and Kangpokpi A/Cs. They are: V Hangkhalian, T Hangkhanpao, Thangminlen respectively. And hectic political campaign is made by MSCP and MPP in the 7 A/Cs of Thoubal District and Jiribam of Imphal East District. Even NCP National General Secretary, PA Sangma rushed to Churachandpur for canvassing votes in favour of Sona.
But the total number of voters in the 7 A/Cs of Thoubal District are not enjoying the right to contest election but to cast their votes numbering 1,84,720 (Jiribam A/C comprises 26,644 votes). These voters will decide the fate of the 9 candidates in the forthcoming election to the 15th Lok Sabha Polls. It can be remembered that none of the ruling parties in Manipur could have their candidate elected right from the 12th Lok sabha Election of 1998 till date. Let us see what may happen this time whether voters would cast their precious votes on the basis of party or candidate or issue. All these will be certainly clear by May 16, 2009.
Source: THE SANGAI EXPRESS ARTICLE SECTION
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