IMPHAL, April 10(EMN): Manipur Legislative Assembly on Monday fixed the date for holding election to office of Chairman of Hills Areas Committee (HAC) the state assembly on April 12. Member of HAC V Hangkhalian has been appointed to preside the said election, says Secretary M Ramani of Manipur Legislative Assembly in a notification on Monday. Now therefore members of HAC are requested to attend in the committee room of state assembly secretariat in Imphal at 11am on April 12.
Last date for proposing name of another member for the office of the chairman shall be before noon of April 11(Tuesday). Unofficial reports said MLA TT Haokip who was elected on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from Henglep constituency in Manipur’s Churachandpur district in the last assembly election is likely to contest in the election of chairman of HAC.