IMPHAL: Naga People’s Front (NPF) candidate Kachui Timothy Zimik has formally submitted his nomination for elections to the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat.

Earlier, the Naga People’s Front’s (NPF) central working committee (WC) endorsed Kachui Timothy Zimik as the official NPF candidate for the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency for the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Zimik, a retired Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, who previously served as the principal chief commissioner of income tax in the union ministry of finance (revenue), brings extensive experience to his candidacy.

The Lok Sabha election in Manipur will be conducted in two phases, with the Inner Manipur seat scheduled for polling on April 19, and voters in Outer Manipur casting their ballots on April 19 and 26.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared its endorsement of the Lok Sabha candidate from the Naga People’s Front (NPF) in Outer Manipur constituency.