“Voters Don’t Run After Money”: Manipur’s Youngest Candidate With No Assets

Guwahati:

On a door-to-door marketing campaign is Ningthoujam Popilal Singh, 26, the youngest candidate contesting the Manipur meeting election in Sekmai constituency – the one Scheduled Caste reserved seat in Manipur.

Mr Singh, preventing on a Nationalist Congress Get together, or NCP, ticket after being denied a Congress ticket, has zero property in keeping with the affidavit he submitted to the Election Fee. He’s an odd one out in Manipur the place within the first section, 91 out of 173 candidates had been crorepatis.

In Manipur, the place it is nearly like a pre-requisite to get a ticket that one needs to be wealthy, Mr Singh is an exception.

He has a troublesome battle at hand in Sekmai, a spot well-known for its native alcoholic beverage. Aside from Mr Singh, seven different candidates are within the fray.

“I’m an unemployed graduate. I make a residing for my household by way of non-public tuitions to college students of my village. Voters of my constituency do not run after cash. You may’t win them with cash,” Mr Singh advised NDTV.

He mentioned the area people is sponsoring his marketing campaign.

“He’s a youth who does issues for the neighborhood. His agenda for the longer term era, what he does impresses me lots, that is why I help him,” mentioned Angom Ashakiran, including whether or not Mr Singh wins or loses, he positive is an inspiration for the younger to enter politics.

The ruling BJP in Manipur, led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, is trying to win one other time period.

Eradicating the Armed Forces (Particular Powers) Act, or AFSPA, is an enormous concern for all political events together with the Congress in Manipur.