Manipur, April 16 -- High Court of Manipur on Thursday declared the election result of Wangkhei assembly constituency which announced Okram Henry a winner, as null and void.

A single bench of justice MV Muralidaran, High Court of Manipur on Thursday declared the election result of Wangkhei assembly constituency which announced Okram Henry a winner, as null and void.

At the same time, the HC declared Y Erabot elected MLA of Wangkhei assembly constituency.

The judgment was based on charges of non-disclosure of information, including criminal antecedents in the time of filing his nomination paper in the last election.

The HC observed that the failure of Henry to disclose the name of his spouse, dependants, pending criminal cases and the ...