Two former Chief Ministers and Speaker eat humble pie in Manipur

Imphal, Feb 27 (UNI) The ninth Manipur Assembly election did not augur well for most of the political heavyweights as Speaker Maniruddin Sheikh, former Chief Ministers R K Dorendra Singh and W Nipamacha Singh and Manipur People's Party (MPP) president L chandramoni had to meet their electoral waterloo.

RJD candidate Hellaluddin Khan was a giant killer when he defeated Speaker Maniruddin Sheikh by a margin of 280 votes.

Former Chief Minister R K Dorendro, sitting MLA, was defeated by E Kunjeswar of the Congress from Yaiskul by 4000 votes, while another former Chief Minister and state RJD president W Nipamacha Singh was defeated by S Joy of the NCP by 2000 votes from Wangoi.

Independent candidate Sapam Kunjakeswor created a ripple when he defeated MPP president Dr L Chandramani from Patsoi by 1644 votes.

The only solace was former Chief Minister and NCP president Radhabinod Koijam, who defeated his nearest Congress rival Jyotin Waikhom by a margin of about 1000 votes from Thangmeiband constituency.

UNI