Life Long Struggle, Irom Sharmila Manages Less Than 100 Votes

Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur who was on a hunger strike for about 16 years demanding Indian government to the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act contested the elections. She put herself against current Chief Minister and Congress candidate Okram Ibobi Singh in Thoubal.

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Surprisingly, for all the fight she put up all these years, Irom Sharmila just managed less than 100 votes while Ibobi secured over 15,000 votes. Her People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) has lost deposits everywhere.

Sharmila said that other parties in the state were using money and muscle power to influence voters and she will contest in 2019 General Elections. But then one life almost dedicated to an issue but all that could not even fetch even 100 votes.