Cong candidate's nomination cancelled for Hayuliang by-poll

The nominations of Congress candidate Lupalum Kri for bye-election to Hayuliang assembly constituency has been found invalid by the Returning Officer (RO) today during scrutiny of papers.
With cancellations of Kri's papers, three candidates remained in the fray for the by-poll scheduled on November 19 next, state election office sources informed.
The contenders included - NEDA candidate Dasanglu Pul who is contesting on BJP ticket along with Yompi Kri and Konteso Kri, both contesting as independent candidates.
Meanwhile, the Congress in the state alleged that rejection of Lupalum Kri's candidature during scrutiny was done by the RO through "fraudulent" means at the behest of incumbent government which exposes its "weakness and ill intention".

"The party will not stop voicing against the government's authoritarian attitude and will seek justice from the appellate authority in the days to come," Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) spokesman Hayeng Mangfi said in a statement.
The last date of withdrawal of candidature is November 5.

Counting of votes would be done on November 22 next.
The seat fall vacant after former chief minister Kalikho Pul committed suicide on August 9.
The contesting BJP candidate is the third wife of Pul.
The constituency with a total electorate of 11,003 including 5,508 female voters has 81 polling stations of which three - Kibitho, Aphumna and Taflagam are situated near the international border with China.

The highest numbers of voters are in Hayuliang polling station with 955 voters while Malogam polling station has only two.