Khonsa west bypoll: Wife of slain NPP MLA files papers
ITANAGAR: Chakat Aboh, wife of slain sitting National People's Party MLA Tirong Aboh, filed her nomination papers for the Khonsa West assembly constituency bypoll in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh as an Independent candidate on Monday.
She is the first candidate to submit her documents to Tirap deputy commissioner P N Thungon.
Another three candidates have also submitted their nominations.
Five political parties, including the ruling BJP, in a meeting here on Saturday, chaired by chief minister Pema Khandu , had unanimously selected Chakat as a consensus candidate and decided not to field any other candidate.
Byelection to the seat was necessitated after Tirong Aboh and 10 others were allegedly killed by by NSCN (IM) militants at Bogapani on May 21. However, he had won the election whose result was announced on May 23 this year.
Five political parties, including the ruling BJP, in a meeting here on Saturday, chaired by chief minister Pema Khandu , had unanimously selected Chakat as a consensus candidate and decided not to field any other candidate.
Byelection to the seat was necessitated after Tirong Aboh and 10 others were allegedly killed by by NSCN (IM) militants at Bogapani on May 21. However, he had won the election whose result was announced on May 23 this year.
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