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Sangma sets up poll management committee

Jun 30, 2012

New Delhi: Opposition-backed presidential candidate PA Sangma has set up an election management committee comprising of MPs from parties supporting him to assist him in his campaign for the 19 July poll.

While the 10-member committee will be co-chaired by former Congress leader Arvind Netam and AIADMK’s M Thambidurai, Janata Party president Subramanium Swamy will be his “personal advisor”.

PA Sangma. PTI

The former Lok Sabha Speaker, who filed his nomination papers supported by BJP, AIADMK, SAD, BJD and AGP on 82 June, will launch his campaign from Tura in Meghalaya.

BJP has already assigned SS Ahluwalia and Ananth Kumar to assist Sangma in his campaign. While Ahluwalia is his spokesperson, Kumar is his advisor in the committee.

Others in the panel include B Mahtab (BJD), who is his election agent, Naresh Gujral (SAD), former Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga (Mizo National Front), Deepak Kumaqr Das (AGP), former Meghalaya CM Donkupar Roy and Independent parliamentarian KL Meena from Rajasthan.

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