NPF Vrs Ind for 53 Tuensang Sadar-I A/C

Election for 53 Tuensang Sadar I Assembly Constituency on March 23 would witness a straight fight between Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate L. Elam Chang and Independent candidate Toyang Changkong.

General poll observer R.M. Jadav and police observer Sailesh Kumar Singh have arrived Tuensang and would remain till completion of the polling.

DC and RO Tuensang district T. Mhabemo Yanthan in a press release  informed that the two observers will camp in the  Tuensang House, above DC’s Bungalow and general observer R.M. Jadav could be contacted at 9436275031.

Election to 53 Tuensang Sadar I A/C was adjourned following the demise of the three-time elected sitting member  and former education minister P. Chuba Chang, who passed away on February 22 at Naga Hospital, Kohima. Late P. Chuba represented the constituency in 1998 and 2003 as independent candidate and 2008 as a Congress candidate.

Congress backs IND: 
Meanwhile, Ward Youth Congress (WYC) of Bazaar ‘A’ Tuensang has “unconditionally” accepted the directive of District Congress Committee (DCC) to support Independent candidate Toyang Chang for the March 23 poll.

Toyang is the son of late Changkong Chang, former Congress minister who held the seat in 1987,1989 and 1993.

DCC president N. Chuba Chang and WYC secretary Kumsola have also refuted reports of a ‘mass merger’ of Congress with NPF 53 Tuensang Sadar I A/C.

It may be mentioned that some sections of the local dailies reported that NPF 53 Tuensang Sadar-I A/C had claimed some Congress members decided to support the NPF candidate in a meeting on March 2.