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'Stop Thinking About Short-Term Gains': Meet Manipur's Youngest Poll Candidate

26-year-old Ningthoujam바카라 웹사이트Popilal Singh is바카라 웹사이트the youngest candidate바카라 웹사이트contesting the Manipur assembly election in Sekmai constituency.

Ningthoujam Popilal Singh Youngest Manipur Candidate
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Ningthoujam바카라 웹사이트Popilal Singh, 26, is바카라 웹사이트the youngest candidate바카라 웹사이트contesting the Manipur assembly election this year. Singh, who did his바카라 웹사이트graduation from Manipur University, is contesting from바카라 웹사이트Sekmai constituency - the only seat reserved for바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트Scheduled Caste바카라 웹사이트in Manipur.바카라 웹사이트He was also a contender for an INC ticket for Sekmai AC.

Singh is fighting on a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket after being denied a Congress ticket, he has zero assets according to the affidavit he submitted to the Election Commission.

Ningthoujam Popilal Singh has claimed in his affidavit that he has neither any movable nor immovable assets with no cash in hand or/and any liquid assets. According to his poll affidavit, Singh is a cultivator.

He claims he earns his living through private tuition. He initially wanted to contest for the Congress but quit and joined the NCP after being denied a ticket and바카라 웹사이트has a pending defamation case from 2018.

Singh said he wanted to show that money was not the only solution, and a good leader could bring change. “Politics is a very powerful platform that can change people라이브 바카라 lives for the better. Unfortunately, this platform has become the playground for rich and power-hungry peopl", Singh told The Indian Express.

Local communities바카라 웹사이트have been sponsoring his campaign. More than 3,000 people turned up for his flag-hoisting ceremony and his supporters contributed whatever they could.

He has a tough fight at hand in Sekmai, a place famous for its local alcoholic beverage. Apart from Mr Singh, seven other candidates are in the fray.

He is up against heavyweights such as incumbent바카라 웹사이트BJP바카라 웹사이트MLA H Dingo Singh, and former MLA Kh Devendro who is contesting on a바카라 웹사이트Janata Dal바카라 웹사이트(United) ticket, the young NCP leader has a vision for his constituency. He has released a 17-point manifesto detailing his plan if elected.

Popilal Singh has some of his promises that include improving the health sector, roads and agriculture, development of tourism, and empowering women and the youth. He has also promised to spend 20 per cent of his MLA funds on education projects.

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