IMPHAL, Jan 13: The election department has fixed the final official figure of the valid nomination papers at 289 candidates following the rejecting of one more nomination paper of another Independent candidate Moirangthem Totomsana from 33-Heirok A/C during the scrutiny held today by the ROs and subsequent withdrawal of nomination paper by an Independent candidate Kongkham Tomba Singh of 23-Mayang Imphal A/C today.
Nomination papers of seven candidates were rejected by concerned Returning Officers yesterday during the first day of scrutiny.
As per the official figure received from the state election department, a total of 289 nominations filed by different candidates including 16 female candidates from different Assembly Constituencies were considered valid by the respective ROs.
Due to some technical problems during the process of the scrutiny of the nomination papers of candidates at various offices of ROs yesterday, the process scrutiny of some of candidates have continued till today during which the nomination paper filed by the Independent candidate M. Totomsana from Heirok AC was rejected.
As per the official figure issued by the state election department all nominations papers of seven candidates, in 1-Khundrakpam A/C, nominations papers of five candidates in 2-Heingang A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 3-Khurai A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 8-Lmlai A/C, nomination papers of eight candidates in 4-Kshetrigao A/C, nominations papers of five candidates in 5-Thongju A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 4- Yaiskul A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 15-Wangkhei A/C of the Imphal East district.
Most the nomination papers of five candidates in 9-Thangmeiband A/C, nomination papers of seven candidates in 10-Uripok A/C, nomination papers of five candidates in 11-Sagolband A/C, nomination papers of six candidates in 12-Keishamthong A/C, nomination papers of three candidates in 13-Singjamei A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 16-Sekmai (SC) A/C, nomination papers of six candidates in 17-Lamshang A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 18-Konthoujam A/C, nomination papers of five candidates in 19-Patsoi A/C, nomination papers of six candidates in 20-Langthabal A/C, nomination papers of five candidates in 21-Naoriya Pankhanglakpa A/C, nomination papers of four candidates in 22-Wangoi A/C and nomination papers of five candidates in 23-Mayang Imphal ACs under the Imphal West district were also found valid during the scrutiny today.
For Tamenglong district, nominations of papers of three candidates each in 54-Nungba, 53-Tamenglong and four candidates in 52-Tamei A/C were also found valid during the scrutiny today conducted at DC office Tamenglong.
But for the Churachandpur district, nomination of five candidates in 55-Tipaimukh A/C, nomination papers of six candidates each in 56-Thanlon, 57-Henglep, 59-Saikot and 60 Saikot along with the nomination papers of five candidates in 58-Churachandpur A/C were confirmed valid during the scrutiny today.
Besides, for Chandel district nomination papers of eight candidates in 41-Chandel A/C and nomination papers of six candidates in 42-Tengnoupal A/C were also confirmed valid during the scrutiny.
All 16 candidates who have file their nominations papers for Ukhrul district which includes five candidates from 43-Phungyar A/C, seven candidates from 44-Ukhrul A/C and four candidates from 45-Chingai A/C were also found valid during the scrutiny today.
The nomination papers of all 21 candidates who have filed their nominations papers from different Assembly segments of the Senapati district were also found valid during the scrutiny today, which includes four nomination papers of four candidates in 46-Saikul, nomination papers of five candidates in 50-Kangpokpi, nomination papers of four candidates in 51-Saitu A/C, nomination papers of three candidates in 48-Mao A/C , nomination papers of two candidates in 47-Karong and nomination papers of three candidates in 49-Tadubi Assembly constituency, the official source added.
The numbers of candidates is still expected to drop as there are possibilities of some more candidates withdrawing their nomination paper on the last day of the withdrawal of the nomination paper tomorrow, the source added.