Thongju (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Thongju (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 60 Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Indian state of Manipur.[2][3]
| Thongju | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Manipur Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Imphal East |
| State | Manipur |
| Electorate | 30,562[1][needs update] |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Inner Manipur |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Thongam Biswajit Singh |
| Reservation | None |
Members of Legislative AssemblyEdit
- 1967: S . A . Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Oinam Tomba Singh, Manipur Revolutionary Party
- 1974: Hawaibam Shyama Singh, Samyukta Socialist Party
- 1980: Oinam Tomba Singh, Independent
- 1984: Nameirakpam Bisheshwor, Independent
- 1995: Sapam Dhananjoy, Manipur Peoples Party
- 2000: Sapam Dhananjoy, Manipur State Congress Party
- 2002: Bijoy Koijam, Manipur State Congress Party
- 2007: Bijoy Koijam, Indian National Congress
- 2012: Thongam Biswajit Singh, All India Trinamool Congress
- 2015: Thongam Biswajit Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Thongam Biswajit Singh[1] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election resultsEdit
2017 resultEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Thongam Biswajit Singh | 16,809 | 62.61 | N/A | |
| INC | Thokchom Ajit Singh | 9,508 | 35.41 | -3.96 | |
| AITC | L. Geetaranjan Sharma | 131 | 0.48 | -41.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 398 | 1.48 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,301 | 27.20 | +24.76 | ||
| Turnout | 26,846 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2015 by-electionEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Thongam Biswajit Singh | 14,606 | 55.88 | N/A | |
| INC | Bijoy Koijam | 11,393 | 43.58 | +4.21 | |
| MDPF | Dr. Gurumayun Tonsana Sharma | 54 | 0.20 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 78 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,213 | 12.30 | +9.86 | ||
| Turnout | 26,138 | 92.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,281 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | ||||
2012 resultEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Thongam Biswajit Singh | 10,299 | 41.81 | ||
| INC | Bijoy Koijam | 9,696 | 39.37 | ||
| NCP | Kangujam Mangi Singh | 2,641 | 10.72 | ||
| CPI | Manghom Jayentakumar | 1,833 | 7.44 | ||
| MSCP | Tenshubam Bheigyachandra Shamuphabha | 161 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 603 | 2.44 | |||
| Turnout | 24,630 | 89.79 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,432 | ||||
| AITC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. "Report - General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019" (PDF). ceomanipur.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India
- ↑ Sitting and previous MLAs from Thongju Assembly Constituency
- ↑ "Manipur General Legislative Election 2017 - Manipur - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Coordinates: 24°44′10″N 93°55′44″E / 24.736°N 93.929°E