2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
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All 60 assembly constituencies
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.63%(Increase7.44%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Okram Ibobi Singh Nongthombam Biren Singh
Party INC BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader's seat Thoubal Heingang
Seats before 47 0
Seats won 28 21
Seat change Decrease19 Increase21
Percentage 35.1% 36.3%
Swing Decrease6.9% Increase35%
Chief Minister before election

Okram Ibobi Singh
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Nongthombam Biren Singh
BJP

A Legislative Assembly election was held in Manipur on 4 March and 8 March 2017 to elect the 60 members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly.[1][2] before the expiration of the term of the previous Assembly on 18 March 2017.[3] The election was fought mainly on the issues of "territorial integrity of Manipur" and the Naga peace accord.[4] The incumbent Indian National Congress lost majority, though it had plurality. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 21 seats, formed the government with the support of allies.[5]

  1. ^ "Announcement: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "TheQuint". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Terms of the Houses". eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India/National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ^ Kartikeya Sharma, "It's all about blockade, Nagalim and Project NE: As Manipur inches closer to the polling dates in the two-phased Assembly elections, issues like Naga Accord outweigh development in campaign trails", DNA: Daily News & Analysis, 27 February 2017. ProQuest 1872194442
  5. ^ Phanjoubam (2017).