28 February 2019, 2:24 am
Influx turning scary for Sikkim as voters swell 16% up for the first time
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Influx turning scary for Sikkim as voters swell 16% up for the first time
Gangtok, 27 Feb : In pursuance to revision or addition of voters in the tiny Himalayan State of Sikkim, the highest percentage growth evaluated in electoral voters percentage by Election Commission of India ECI was 2% and lowest was recorded 1% or 1.2 %, state of Sikkim will go for poll in May 2019 and prior to this ECI rolled out electoral lists in beginning of this year which saw a shocking surge in electoral voters of addi\tional 61,000 which 16% of previous voters, claims Hamro Sikkim Party HSP Spokesperson Biraj Adhikari. Where from this people have come to Sikkim? It is a really scary figure of population swelling up if the ECI record is to be believed on.