Imphal, May 19 : The CPI candidate in the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency, Moirangthem Nara Singh, today claimed moral victory though he lost at the hands of sitting MP and Congress candidate Thokchom Meinya Singh.
“I had moral victory. The results confirmed our claim that the Congress committed mass rigging in various polling stations. I thank all those who supported me,” Nara Singh told the media at the CPI party office here today.
Meinya Singh won by a margin of more than 30,000 votes.
The CPI and the Manipur Peoples Party had complained to the Election Commission that the Congress rigged the elections in Thoubal, Andro and Khundrakpam Assembly constituencies.
“The Election Commission did not listen to our complaints. Now the results have substantiated our charges. The Congress won the vote through money and muscle power,” Nara Singh said.
He claimed that there were polling booths, which polled a single vote for a candidate and the Congress candidate secured the rest.
Nara Singh said the CPI would continue to campaign against electoral malpractice so that election could be free and fair in the future.