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Legislative Assembly election in Manipur, India
July 2021
July 2021
1967 Manipur Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election 1972 21 February 1967 All 30 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly 16 69.10% Hand INC.svg Mairembam Koireng Singh Thanga Indian National Congress – 32.53% 16 File:Indian Election Symbol Tree.png Samyukta Socialist Party – 11.70% 4 CM Office established Indian National Congress Mairembam Koireng Singh
Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in February 1967 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats and its leader, Mairembam Koireng Singh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur for his second term.
Background
After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, Manipur was converted from a Part-C state to a Union Territory but, it wasn't assigned a Legislative Assembly.http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm Seventh Amendment Indiacode.nic.in 2011-11-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170501011646/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm 1 May 2017 dmy-all Later, after the passing of The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, Manipur was assigned a Legislative Assembly of 30 members.https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/GovernmentUnionterritoriesAct1963_2.pdf The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 10 May 1963 Ministry of Home Affairs 21 October 2021 A delimitation commission was set up which included the members of the Lok Sabha who were representing Manipur at the time.
Result
File:India Manipur Legislative Assembly 1967.svg Indian National Congress 101504 16 Samyukta Socialist Party 36520 4 Communist Party of India 17062 1 Praja Socialist Party 2417 0 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2093 0 Independents 152419 9 68505 468707 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3702-manipur-1967/ Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur Election Commission of India 20 October 2021
Results by constituency
+ Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes% 1 Sagolmang 73.31% M. Ibohal Communist Party of India 3,856 35.24% T. B. Singh Indian National Congress 2,268 20.73% 1,588 2 Khurai 78.87% K. Bathakur Sharma Samyukta Socialist Party 4,482 35.77% R. U. Singh Indian National Congress 3,724 29.72% 758 3 Wangkhei 75.63% L. A. Singh Samyukta Socialist Party 5,110 39.06% W. I. Singh Indian National Congress 4,881 37.31% 229 4 Thongju 83.35% S. A. Singh Indian National Congress 4,465 34.70% H. S. Singh Samyukta Socialist Party 4,251 33.04% 214 5 Top Chingtha 74.58% A. Ali Independent politician 3,726 26.02% P. P. Singh Communist Party of India 2,783 19.43% 943 6 Mayang Imphal 85.67% C. Rajmohon Independent politician 4,253 31.95% K. Gulamjat Independent politician 3,438 25.82% 815 7 Singjamei 76.10% A. Biramangol Independent politician 3,389 23.92% I. Tompok Independent politician 3,087 21.79% 302 8 Sagolband 79.49% S. Gambhir Indian National Congress 6,595 51.20% N. Ibomcha Independent politician 6,088 47.27% 507 9 Keishamthong 79.25% L. Thambou Indian National Congress 4,488 32.62% L. Manaobi Independent politician 4,305 31.29% 183 10 Uripok 63.46% N. Tombi Indian National Congress 5,841 51.42% R. K. Upendra Samyukta Socialist Party 2,546 22.41% 3,295 11 Konthoujam 81.16% S. Tombi Indian National Congress 4,522 38.07% A. Kullachandra Independent politician 4,297 36.17% 225 12 Sekmai 78.19% K. Chaoba Indian National Congress 4,206 40.91% K. Jugeshwro Communist Party of India 2,586 25.15% 1,620 13 Nambol 82.14% Y. Yaima Independent politician 6,084 44.18% S. Sharma Indian National Congress 3,753 27.25% 2,331 14 Bishnupur 75.03% L. Ibomcha Indian National Congress 5,784 44.45% A. Ketuki Samyukta Socialist Party 3,327 25.57% 2,457 15 Thanga 76.90% Mairembam Koireng Singh Indian National Congress 5,823 44.66% H. Kangjamba Samyukta Socialist Party 4,571 35.06% 1,252 16 Lilong 85.54% Mohammed Alimuddin Indian National Congress 5,199 38.02% H. Rahaman Independent politician 4,984 36.45% 215 17 Thoubal 83.51% W. Mani Indian National Congress 2,943 21.86% L. Chaoyaima Independent politician 2,546 18.91% 397 18 Khangabok 77.13% M. Chaoba Indian National Congress 4,380 33.71% T. Achouba Independent politician 4,060 31.25% 320 19 Kakching 80.42% Y. Nimai Samyukta Socialist Party 5,095 35.41% M. Ibotombi Indian National Congress 3,491 24.26% 1,604 20 Hiyanglam 73.20% T. Anoubi Samyukta Socialist Party 3,120 23.08% N. Kanhai Indian National Congress 2,703 20.00% 417 21 Tengnoupal 48.70% Paokhohang Independent politician 2,603 29.83% K. Leithil Independent politician 2,399 27.50% 204 22 Phungyar 48.15% K. Envey Indian National Congress 3,247 63.53% H. L. Kim Independent politician 850 16.63% 2,397 23 Ukhrul 33.14% L. Solomon Indian National Congress 2,995 81.06% P. Mingthing Independent politician 447 12.10% 2,548 24 Mao East 11.36% Shoukhothang Independent politician 848 51.68% S. Larbo Independent politician 732 44.61% 116 25 Mao West 0.00% S. Larho Indian National Congress (UNCONTESTED) 26 Tamei 29.86% D. Kipgen Independent politician 1,621 43.66% H. Ngailert Independent politician 1,297 34.93% 324 27 Tamenglong 8.52% Kakhangai Independent politician 622 47.88% A. M. Tundas Indian National Congress 396 30.48% 226 28 Jiribam 73.91% S. B. Singh Indian National Congress 4,536 36.18% S. Hrangchal Independent politician 2,301 18.35% 2,235 29 Thanlon 70.87% Goukhenpao Indian National Congress 4,198 30.87% Piangchinkhan Independent politician 3,492 25.68% 706 30 Churachandpur 78.49% Lalroukung Independent politician 3,558 24.88% Semkhupau Independent politician 2,654 18.56% 904
See also
List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
1967 elections in India
References
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