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] as the term of the previous Assembly was to end on 18 March 2017.[3] Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines were used along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in four assembly constituencies in Manipur.[4]

  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. ^ "AnnexureVI VVPAT Page 24" (PDF).