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<b>Story in numbers:</b> Manipur voters want an end to strikes

Politics in Manipur a source of wealth & power, as figures of assets of wealthiest candidates reveal

Manipur elections
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Manipur elections

Aditi Phadnis
Voters in poll-bound Manipur want an end to the politics of blockades and strikes. The indefinite economic blockade by the United Naga Council (UNC) since November 1 against the state government's decision to create seven new districts has badly hit the supply of essential commodities, including fuel. Better educational and employment opportunities are the other important demands by young voters, many of whom have had to move to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata or Bengaluru.

But, politics in Manipur is a source of wealth and power, as the figures of the assets of the wealthiest candidates reveal. Bijay, a first-year college student,

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