DIMAPUR, Oct 13 - The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has fielded the newly-inducted Kiphire District Congress Committee president, Khaseo Anar, to contest the by-election from the Pungro-Kiphire Assembly constituency in Kiphire district, scheduled for November 3.
NPCC president K Therie handed over the party ticket to Anar at a programme attended by party functionaries at the Congress Bhavan here today.
The by-election has been necessitated following the death of Naga People�s Front (NPF) legislator T Torechu on December 16 last year. The constituency is likely to witness a twin contest between the Congress and the BJP, though the latter has not declared its candidate as yet.
The Nagaland BJP on Monday said that it would field a candidate for the Pungro-Kiphire Assembly constituency bypoll and shortlisted three probable names, which have been sent to the party�s national president.
Southern Angami-1 Assembly constituency in Kohima district will also go to polls on the same date. The seat fell vacant following the death of former Nagaland Assembly Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu on December 30 last year. Yhoshu was elected to the State Assembly on a Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) ticket.
The last date for filing of nominations for the two seats is October 16, while the last date for withdrawal is October 19. Other political parties in the State, including the ruling NDPP, are yet to announce their candidates.
