Irom Sharmila said she would contest the election from Thoubal and also from Khurai Assembly constituencies. File pic

Imphal: Rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who ended in August the 16-year long fast she had undertaken to demand repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Manipur, yesterday formed a political party. She said she would take on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in his constituency Thoubal in the Assembly polls next year.