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7. Nomination of the 3rd respondent has been assailed on the ground that the eligibility criterion laid down by the advertisement dated 4-10-1995 has been violated. The eligibility criteria laid down in Clause 2(d) to 2(g) are alleged to have been violated.

"2(d) resident of Thoubal District for a period not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of application."

(Underlined is mine)

8. It is contended by Mr. N. Kerani Singh that the 3rd respondent is a resident of Mayang Imphal Thana Khunou Leikai in Sub-Division Imphal West-11, Imphal District, Manipur and not a resident of Thoubal District, Manipur. In this connection, learned counsel has referred to the extract copy of the Electoral Roll, 23 Mayang Imphal Assemly Constituency Roll 1995, Polling Station No. 23/9 Mayang Imphal Boys L.P. School, in which the name of the 3rd respondent appeared in St. No. 58. Learned counsel has also referred to theextractcopy of Electoral Roll--1993 of Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency, 23 --Mayang Imphal Assembly Constituency, Polling Station No. 23/9. Mayang Imphal, in which the name of the 3rd respondent appeared in SI. No. 768. It appears for the first time that the 3rd respondent filed an application dated 23-11 -1995 (Annexure A/6) before the Electoral Registration Officer, Wabagai Constituency to enrol himself as a voter in the Electoral Roll for the Constituency at Thoubal District. This application dates 23-11-1995 has been filed after the last date of submission of application form for distribution on 10-11-1995. Thereafter, by Annexure-A/7 order on the basis of the order dated 11-12-1995 on the body of the application the name of the 3rd respondent has been included in 36 Wabagai Assembly Constituency at Thoubal District as a voter as shown at Sl. No. 115.