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Indian man with 39 wives and 127 children is a decisive 'votebank'

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Aizawl: As India holds the latest round of its mammoth elections Friday, one man -- polygamist and sect leader Zionnghaka Chana -- has become the voter every local politician wants to know.

With 39 wives and 127 children and grandchildren, Chana is a voter like no other in the remote northeastern state of Mizoram, and can deliver a sizeable bloc of support.

"We were witnessing a rush of politicians seeking votes in the last few days," Chana said from his 100-room home in the hills of Baktawng village outside the state capital Aizawl.

"During every election we are much in demand as the winning margins of politicians in this state are slim, so even 100-odd votes matter to them," Chana, 70, said earlier this week.

Mizoram is the only state voting on Friday, in the fourth of nine stages of voting in the world's biggest election, after the Election Commission rescheduled polling following a dispute over whether tribal groups displaced during recent ethnic strife were allowed to vote in their refugee camps.

The state represents less than one percent of India's 814 million-strong electorate. Voting across India ends on May 12, with results due four days later.

"When we go to vote, we always cast our ballots for the same candidate or party. That means more than 160-odd votes are assured from one family," said one of Chana's wives, Rinkmini.

Like most voters at this election, Chana said he wanted clean government and development so that his family could prosper.

"All we want is good governance and the wellbeing of the state instead of personal gains for our family from the politicians," he said.

The sect, founded by Chana's grandfather in the 1930s, has some 1,700 members including four generations of the Chana family, many of whom carve wooden furniture and make pottery items.

Its philosophy is based on Christian teachings, although leaders from the Presbyterian church, the main faith in the state, reject Chana's embrace of polygamy.

Mizoram man with 39 wives and 127 children is a decisive 'votebank' - daily.bhaskar.com
 
37 wives. He must have a great deal of stamina! Not just for the intimate moments but that is also 37 pairs of slippers, 37 frying pans thrown out him. :p:
 
Aizawl: As India holds the latest round of its mammoth elections Friday, one man -- polygamist and sect leader Zionnghaka Chana -- has become the voter every local politician wants to know.

With 39 wives and 127 children and grandchildren, Chana is a voter like no other in the remote northeastern state of Mizoram, and can deliver a sizeable bloc of support.

"We were witnessing a rush of politicians seeking votes in the last few days," Chana said from his 100-room home in the hills of Baktawng village outside the state capital Aizawl.

"During every election we are much in demand as the winning margins of politicians in this state are slim, so even 100-odd votes matter to them," Chana, 70, said earlier this week.

Mizoram is the only state voting on Friday, in the fourth of nine stages of voting in the world's biggest election, after the Election Commission rescheduled polling following a dispute over whether tribal groups displaced during recent ethnic strife were allowed to vote in their refugee camps.

The state represents less than one percent of India's 814 million-strong electorate. Voting across India ends on May 12, with results due four days later.

"When we go to vote, we always cast our ballots for the same candidate or party. That means more than 160-odd votes are assured from one family," said one of Chana's wives, Rinkmini.

Like most voters at this election, Chana said he wanted clean government and development so that his family could prosper.

"All we want is good governance and the wellbeing of the state instead of personal gains for our family from the politicians," he said.

The sect, founded by Chana's grandfather in the 1930s, has some 1,700 members including four generations of the Chana family, many of whom carve wooden furniture and make pottery items.

Its philosophy is based on Christian teachings, although leaders from the Presbyterian church, the main faith in the state, reject Chana's embrace of polygamy.

Mizoram man with 39 wives and 127 children is a decisive 'votebank' - daily.bhaskar.com

the Gov. must declare his house as a separate district :azn:
 
37 wives? How does he provide for all of them?
One partner max at any one time, 37 is absurd.
Is it even allowed in India?
 
37 wives? How does he provide for all of them?
One partner max at any one time, 37 is absurd.
Is it even allowed in India?
No i think having more than one wife at a time is prohibited in India
he id from mizoram tribal belt...so, rules here are not the same as rest of india....
these people still lives with their tribal rules and laws....
so, yes he has 37 wife and govt. can't do anything abt it....
 
37 wives? How does he provide for all of them?
One partner max at any one time, 37 is absurd.
Is it even allowed in India?
No i think having more than one wife at a time is prohibited in India


In India, there is no uniform civil code thus while Hindus, Buddhists,Jains,Sikhs, Zoroastrians,Jews and Catholic Christians are forbidden to have more than one wife; Muslims, Animists and some Christian denominations are free to have as many wives as they like.
 
Forget how he is going to vote. how did he keep 37 happy? i have problems with one:lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
This doesn't reflect well on India being developed. Maybe not talk about him, or just force him to divorce his wives, worse case, make him disappear.

It's practices like this that reflect poorly on Asia. This must come to an end. Be like normal people have mistresses.
 
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