Manipur High Court sets aside BJP legislator’s election
The Hindu
Okram Henry had won as a Congress candidate in 2017
The Manipur High Court on Thursday set aside the 2017 election of BJP legislator Okram Henry, a Minister in the N. Biren Singh government, for filing incorrect and incomplete information in his election affidavit. A single-judge bench of Justice M.V. Muralidaran declared that the petitioner, Yumkham Erabot, also of the BJP, is duly elected as a member of 15-Wangkhei Assembly constituency. Contesting as a Congress candidate in 2017, Mr. Henry had defeated Mr. Erabot by 4,336 votes to win the seat. He later defected to the BJP and was appointed a Minister.More Related News