Source: / Press Trust of India
Kohima, February 22 2013: Congress candidate and MLA of Tuensang Sadar-II Assembly constituency, P Chuba Chang, died here this morning, party sources said.
Chang died following a brief illness at a hospital in Kohima, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary (admn) Medokul Sophie told PTI.
Nagaland Assembly polls will be held tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland, J Alam told PTI that as a result of the sudden death of the Congress candidate, polls for Tuensang Sadar-II seat will not be held for now.
He said the Congress party would be given the opportunity to field another candidate within seven days and after that polling would be conducted in the constituency.
A funeral service was held at Chang Baptist Church, Kohima.
The last rites of Chang will be held in his village in Tuensang, Sophie said.
He had been Congress MLA from the constituency since 1998 and had been a minister during the then Congress regime.
The NPCC has also conveyed condolences to the bereaved’s family.
Ruling NPF’s candidate Elam Chang and Independent Poyang Changkong Chang are the two other candidates for the constituency.
via NorthEast Calling - NorthEast India | India's No1 online News Magazine http://www.necalling.com/nagaland-congress-candidate-and-mla-dies/
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