2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
N. Biren Singh
Yumnam Joykumar Singh
Hangkhanpau Taithul
Party
BJP
NPP
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
-
-
Leader since
2017
2017
2022
Leader's seat
Heingang
Uripok (Lost)
Singhat (Lost)
Last election
36.28%, 21 seats
5.05%, 4 seats
Did not contest
Seats won
32
7
6
Seat change
11
3
6
Popular vote
702,632
321,224
200,100
Percentage
37.83%
17.29%
10.77%
Swing
2.73%
12.19%
10.77%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Okram Ibobi Singh
Losii Dikho
Party
INC
NPF
Alliance
MPSA
-
Leader since
2002
2017
Leader's seat
Thoubal
Mao
Last election
35.11%, 28 seats
7.17%, 4 seats
Seats won
5
5
Seat change
23
1
Popular vote
312,659
150,209
Percentage
16.83%
8.09%
Swing
18.57%
0.89%
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Manipur from 28 February to 5 March 2022 in two phases, to elect 60 members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly . The results declared on 10 March 2022.
Background
The tenure of Manipur Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 19 March 2022.[ 1] The previous assembly elections were held in March 2017. After the election, coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party , National People's Party , Naga People's Front and Lok Janshakti Party formed the state government , with N. Biren Singh becoming Chief Minister .[ 2]
Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 8 January 2022.[ 3] However, the election dates were postponed from 27 February to 28 February for Phase I, and 3 March to 5 March for Phase II.[ 4]
S.No.
Poll Event
Phase
I
II
1.
Date for Nominations
1 February 2022
4 February 2022
2.
Last Date for filing nomination
8 February 2022
11 February 2022
3.
Date for Scrutiny of nomination
9 February 2022
14 February 2022
4.
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination
11 February 2022
16 February 2022
5.
Date of Poll
28 February 2022
5 March 2022
6.
Date of Counting
10 March 2022
Parties and alliances
Others
Candidates
Poll prediction
Opinion polls
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Date Published
Polling agency
Lead
INC
BJP
NPF
Others
10 January 2022
ABP News C-Voter[ 9]
32.6%
35.5%
11.2%
20.7%
2.9%
11 December 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 10]
34.3%
37.9%
8.6%
19.2%
3.6%
12 November 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 11]
33.1%
38.7%
8.8%
19.4%
5.6%
8 October 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 12]
34.5%
35.6%
8.6%
21.3%
1.1%
3 September 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 13]
34.5%
40.5%
7.0%
18.0%
6.0%
Date Published
Polling agency
Lead
Remarks
INC
BJP
NPF
Others
10 January 2022
ABP News C-Voter[ 14]
22-26
23-27
2-6
5-9
0-5
Hung
11 December 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 15]
23-27
29-33
2-6
0-2
2-10
Hung
12 November 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 16]
20-24
25-29
4-8
3-7
1-9
Hung
8 October 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 17]
21-25
26-30
4-8
1-5
1-9
Hung
3 September 2021
ABP News C-Voter[ 18]
18-22
32-36
2-6
0-4
10-18
BJP majority
10 March 2022
Election results
5
32
5
18
14
NDA majority
Exit polls
The Election Commission banned the media from publishing exit polls between 7 AM on 10 February 2022 and 6:30 PM on 7 March 2022. Violation of the directive would be punishable with two years of imprisonment.[ 19] Accordingly the exit polls below were published in the evening of 7 March.
Polling agency
Lead
Remarks
BJP
INC
NPP
NPF
Others
India Today - Axis My India[ 20]
33-43
4-8
4-8
4-8
0-7
25-39
BJP Majority
India TV - CNX[ 21]
26-31
12-17
6-10
2-6
3-6
9-19
Hung
ABP News-CVoter[ 22]
23-27
12-16
10-14
3-7
2-6
7-15
Hung
Republic P-MARQ[ 23]
27-31
11-17
6-10
5-13
10-20
Hung
Election results
32
5
7
5
11
21
NDA majority
Voter turnout
Results
Results by alliance and party
↑ INC and CPI have a friendly fight in one constituency.
Results by district
Results by constituency
Incumbent MLA's are highlighted with background color.
See also
References
↑ "Terms of the Houses" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 2021-10-04 .
↑ "BJPs Biren Singh takes oath as Manipur CM" . Tribuneindia News Service. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08 .
↑ "Assembly elections 2022: Check complete schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur & Punjab" . Hindustan Times . 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08 .
↑ "Manipur Election Dates Revised: 1st Phase On Feb 28, 2nd On March 5" . NDTV.com . Retrieved 2022-02-10 .
↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 "List of candidates" . ceomanipur.nic.in . Retrieved 2022-02-21 .
↑ "Manipur: Congress forms pre-poll alliance with Left-wing political parties" . The Indian Express . 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-02-04 .
↑ "In run-up to Manipur polls, Congress announces pre-poll alliance with 5 parties" . Hindustan Times . 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-02-04 .
↑ "Assembly Election 2022: From UP To Punjab, Here's Full List Of District Wise Polls" . IndiaTimes . 2022-01-09. Retrieved 2022-01-09 .
↑ news, abp (2022-01-10). "सर्वे: मणिपुर में बीजेपी को फिर मिलेगी सत्ता या कांग्रेस का खत्म होगा वनवास? ये कहते हैं आंकड़े" . www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-01-10 .
↑ news, abp (2021-12-11). "बीजेपी-कांग्रेस या एनपीएफ, मणिपुर में किसकी बन सकती है सरकार? जानें" . www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-01-08 .
↑ "ABP News-CVoter Survey: Goa Could Re-Elect BJP With Majority, Manipur To See Close Battle" . news.abplive.com . 2021-11-12. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-14 .
↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-10-08). "CVoter Survey: BJP Likely To Win Goa & Manipur For Second Consecutive Term In 2022 Elections" . news.abplive.com . Retrieved 2021-10-21 .
↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-09-03). "ABP News Cvoter Survey: BJP Likely To Reign For Second Consecutive Term In Goa & Manipur" . news.abplive.com . Retrieved 2021-10-21 .
↑ news, abp (2022-01-10). "सर्वे: मणिपुर में बीजेपी को फिर मिलेगी सत्ता या कांग्रेस का खत्म होगा वनवास? ये कहते हैं आंकड़े" . www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-01-10 .
↑ news, abp (2021-12-11). "बीजेपी-कांग्रेस या एनपीएफ, मणिपुर में किसकी बन सकती है सरकार? जानें" . www.abplive.com (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2022-01-08 .
↑ "ABP News-CVoter Survey: Goa Could Re-Elect BJP With Majority, Manipur To See Close Battle" . news.abplive.com . 2021-11-12. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-14 .
↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-10-08). "CVoter Survey: BJP Likely To Win Goa & Manipur For Second Consecutive Term In 2022 Elections" . news.abplive.com . Retrieved 2021-10-21 .
↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-09-03). "ABP News Cvoter Survey: BJP Likely To Reign For Second Consecutive Term In Goa & Manipur" . news.abplive.com . Retrieved 2021-10-21 .
↑ "EC bans exit polls in five election-bound states between February 10 and March 7" . Scroll.in . Retrieved 8 February 2022 .
↑ N, Sumana; DelhiMarch 7, y New. "India Today - Axis My India Exit Poll predicts BJP win in Manipur with 33-43 seats" . India Today . Retrieved 8 March 2022 . {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
↑ Joshi, Poorva (7 March 2022). "Exit Poll 2022: BJP to retain power with comfortable majority in Manipur, says Ground Zero research" . www.indiatvnews.com . Retrieved 8 March 2022 .
↑ Bureau, ABP News (7 March 2022). "ABP News-CVoter Manipur Exit Poll 2022: BJP Is Single Largest, Congress Could Be 10 Seats Down" . news.abplive.com . Retrieved 8 March 2022 .
↑ "P-MARQ Exit Poll Results 2022 Live, Assembly Election Latest News and Updates at News18" . News18 . Retrieved 8 March 2022 .
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