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By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laithangbam|first=Iboyaima|date=2020-09-10|title=Manipur CM Biren launches campaign for Nov. bypoll|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/manipur-cm-biren-launches-campaign-for-nov-bypoll/article32567912.ece|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rashir|first=Princess Giri|title=NPP Chief sets the tone for upcoming by-elections in Manipur|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/meghalaya/2020/09/13/npp-chief-sets-the-tone-for-upcoming-by-elections-in-manipur|access-date=2020-09-29|website=EastMojo|date=13 September 2020|language=en}}</ref>
By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laithangbam|first=Iboyaima|date=2020-09-10|title=Manipur CM Biren launches campaign for Nov. bypoll|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/manipur-cm-biren-launches-campaign-for-nov-bypoll/article32567912.ece|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rashir|first=Princess Giri|title=NPP Chief sets the tone for upcoming by-elections in Manipur|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/meghalaya/2020/09/13/npp-chief-sets-the-tone-for-upcoming-by-elections-in-manipur|access-date=2020-09-29|website=EastMojo|date=13 September 2020|language=en}}</ref>
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Revision as of 01:09, 8 March 2022

By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.[1][2]

Background

Thirteen seats of the Manipur Legislative Assembly fell vacant after disqualification and mass resignation of Congress MLAs[3][4] after which thirteen seats fell vacant.[5]

On 10 November 2020, the election of one of these disqualified MLAs (Yengkhom Surchandra Singh, from the Kakching constituency) was declared null and void by the Manipur High Court; as a result, the BJP candidate in that election, who had come in second place, replaced Singh as MLA, so that the number of vacant seats went down to 12.[6]

Schedule

The first phase of the by-elections for 5 constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has been announced.[7][8]

Event Date[9][7] Day
Date for Nominations 13 October 2020 Tuesday
Last Date for filing Nominations 20 October 2020 Tuesday
Date for scrutiny of nominations 21 October 2020 Wednesday
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 23 October 2020 Friday
Date of poll 7 November 2020 Saturday
Date of counting 10 November 2020 Tuesday
Date before which the election shall be completed 12 November 2020 Thursday

Result

S.No Assembly Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin Poll On
No. Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 22 Wangoi Oinam Lukhoi Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 10,960 Khuraijam Loken Singh National People's Party 10,703 257 7 November 2020
2 30 Lilong Y. Antas Khan Independent 17,106 Mohd. Abdul Nasir Independent 14,028 3,078
3 34 Wangjing Tentha Paonam Brojen Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 15,147 Moirangthem Hemanta Singh Indian National Congress 13,587 1,560
4 51 Saitu Ngamthang Haokip Bharatiya Janata Party 24,549 Lamtinthang Haokip Indian National Congress 12,292 12,257
5 60 Singhat Ginsuanhau Zou Bharatiya Janata Party Uncontested

See also

References

  1. ↑ Laithangbam, Iboyaima (2020-09-10). "Manipur CM Biren launches campaign for Nov. bypoll". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  2. ↑ Rashir, Princess Giri (13 September 2020). "NPP Chief sets the tone for upcoming by-elections in Manipur". EastMojo. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Hours after BJP wins trust vote in Manipur, six Congress legislators quit party". Deccan Chronicle. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Manipur Speaker accepts 5 Congress MLAs' resignation". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-08-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ "Manipur speaker accepts resignation of one more Congress MLA, 13 seats vacant". The News Mill. 2020-08-14. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  6. ↑ Vangamla Salle K S (2020-11-05). "Manipur: BJP's M Rameshwor Singh is new MLA of Kakching AC". EastMojo. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Manipur: Two Assembly seats to go for by-poll on November 7". The Indian Express. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  8. ↑ "Schedule for bye-elections [sic] to fill casual vacancies in Legislative Assembly of Manipur – Regarding". Election Commission of India. 2020-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
  9. ↑ "Bypolls to 56 Assembly constituencies, 1 Lok Sabha seat on November 3, 7". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2020-09-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-09-29.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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