Imphal: A total of 265 candidates are contesting the upcoming state election and out of this number, 56 are candidates that have criminal antecedents.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Manipur CEO Rajesh Agrawal said the Format C1 is to be published by candidates having criminal antecedents, while Format C2 is to be published by political parties selecting such candidates.
Agrawal further stated that political manifesto should not to be released during the prohibitory period in both phases as prescribed under Section 126 of the RPA, 1951 (Last 48 hours before the close of poll).
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