Wangkhei Assembly constituency

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Wangkhei
Constituency for the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateManipur
DistrictImphal East
LS constituencyInner Manipur
Established1967[1]
Total electors34,976[2] [needs update]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAThangjam Arunkumar
PartyJanata Dal (United)

Wangkhei is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India[2]

It is part of Imphal East district.

Birth and extent of the constituency[edit]

Wangkhei was created for the first legislative assembly election in Manipur, in 1967.[1] As of the latest delimitation in 2007, it comprises Ward Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 26 in Imphal municipality.[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Year Member Party
1980 Yumkham Erabot Singh Janata Party
1984 Indian National Congress
1990 Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh Manipur Peoples Party
1995 Yumkham Erabot Singh Indian National Congress
2000 Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2002 Yumkham Erabot Singh Manipur State Congress Party
2007 Indian National Congress
2012
2017 Okram Henry Singh[4][lower-alpha 1]
Yumkham Erabot Singh[5] Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 Thangjam Arunkumar[6] Janata Dal (United)
  1. ↑ Okram Henry Singh's election was declared null and void by the High Court of Manipur.[5]

Election results[edit]

2017[edit]

Okram Henry Singh was declared as the winner in 2017, but on 15 April 2021, the Manipur High Court declared the election result as null and void. It also declared that Yumkham Erabot Singh was the MLA of the Wangkhei constituency.[5]

Manipur Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Wangkhei[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Okram Henry Singh 16,753
BJP Yumkham Erabot Singh 12,417
AITC Rajkumar Priyobarta Singh 341
NOTA None of the Above 149
Majority 4,336 14.62
Turnout 29,660 84.95
Registered electors 34,914

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. "Report - General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019" (PDF). ceomanipur.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Manipur General Legislative Election 2017 - Manipur - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "High Court annuls Okram Henry election, declares Y Erabot Wangkhei MLA". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

External link[edit]

Coordinates: 24°47′N 93°57′E / 24.79°N 93.95°E / 24.79; 93.95

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