2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
← 2007 28 January 2012 2017 →
All 60 assembly constituencies; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.19%
	Structure of the Manipur Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election; Okram Ibobi Singh; INC	Elected Chief Minister ; Okram Ibobi Singh; INC

The 2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election was held in Indian state of Manipur in Feb-March 2012, to elect 60 members to the Manipur Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Parties contested

	Leader	Seats contested
Indian National Congress	Okram Ibobi Singh	60
All India Trinamool Congress	Maibam Kunjo	47
Manipur State Congress Party	Y. Mani Singh	31
Communist Party of India	Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan	24
Nationalist Congress Party	P. A. Sangma	22
Bharatiya Janata Party	Nitin Gadkari	19
Manipur People's Party	O. Joy Singh	14
Naga People's Front	Neiphiu Rio	12

Results

The Voter turnout was 79.19%. Congress won majority of the seats, the first time in the history of the state that a single party held a majority, which was helped by the divide in the opposition forces.^[2] Incumbent Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh was re-elected for the post.

The opposition was divided between the People's Democratic Front, five-party grand alliance consisting of the Manipur Peoples Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Janata Dal (United), Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the Rashtriya Janata Dal which did not put up any candidate. The Trinamool Congress was the over major political party contesting.^[2]

In 2014, the Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) merged with the Indian National Congress which raised the number of INC MLAs to 47.^[3]

← Summary of the 2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election results^[1] →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Indian National Congress (INC)	592,566	42.4		42	12
	All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)	237,517	17.0		7	7
	Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP)	117,170	8.4		5	5
	Naga People's Front (NPF)	104,793	7.2		4	4
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	100,986	7.2		1	4
	Communist Party of India (CPI)	80,798	5.8		0	4
	Manipur People's Party (MPP)	73,276	5.2		0	8
	Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)	7,727	0.6		1	1
	Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)	N/a			0	3
	Independent	46,023	3.3		0	10

Total			100.00		60	±0

Results by district


District	Seats	INC	AITC	MSCP	NPF	OTH
Imphal East	11	8	2	1	0	0
Imphal West	13	7	3	1	0	2
Bishnupur	6	5	1	0	0	0
Thoubal	10	8	1	1	0	0
Chandel	2	1	0	0	1	0
Ukhrul	3	2	0	0	1	0
Senapati	6	3	0	1	2	0
Tamenglong	3	2	0	1	0	0
Churachandpur	6	6	0	0	0	0
Total	60	42	7	5	4	2

Results by constituency

The list of winners and runners-up in each constituency are given below:

District	Constituency		Winner					Runner Up					Margin	%
District	#	Name^[a]	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Margin	%
Imphal East	1	Khundrakpam	T. L. Singh		INC	9,182	49.37	I. Mangiton		BJP	3,678	19.78	5,504	29.59
	2	Heingang	N. Biren Singh		INC	11,872	51.50	N. R. Meetei		NCP	9,790	42.47	2,082	9.03
	3	Khurai	Ng. Bijoy Singh		INC	11,618	44.92	L. S. Meitei		AITC	6,529	25.24	5,089	19.68
	4	Kshetrigao	Amin Shah		INC	7,981	31.31	T. N. Singh		NCP	4,987	19.56	2,994	11.75
	5	Thongju	T. Biswajit Singh		AITC	10,299	41.81	Bijoy Koijam		INC	9,696	39.37	603	2.44
	6	Keirao	Karam T. Singh		MSCP	8,865	38.71	Md. Alauddin Khan		INC	7,415	32.38	1,450	6.33
	7	Andro	T. Shyamkumar		AITC	16,989	67.94	Alhaj Md. Ahamed Ali		INC	6,557	26.22	10,432	41.72
	8	Lamlai	K. Biren Singh		INC	9,923	43.08	P. Parijat Singh		CPI	8,139	35.33	1,784	7.75
Imphal West	9	Thangmeiband	K. Joykisan		AITC	7,670	36.01	Jyotin Waikhom		INC	6,686	31.39	984	4.62
	10	Uripok	L. N. Singh		INC	4,864	27.84	N. Dwijamani Singh		IND	3,779	21.63	1,085	6.21
	11	Sagolband	R. Imo Singh		MSCP	9,150	50.57	K. Loken Singh		INC	8,731	48.25	419	2.32
	12	Keishamthong	L. Ibomcha Singh		NCP	9,795	46.75	L. J. Singh		INC	8,336	39.79	1,459	6.96
	13	Singjamei	I. Hemochandra Singh		INC	7,975	49.61	Y. Khemchand Singh		AITC	7,818	48.64	157	0.97
Imphal East	14	Yaiskul	Elangbam Chand Singh		INC	6,650	33.64	H. Jayadeva Sharma		IND	6,325	31.99	325	1.65
Imphal East	15	Wangkhei	Yumkham Erabot Singh		INC	10,981	44.72	Henry Okram		MSCP	9,405	38.30	1,576	6.42
Imphal West	16	Sekmai (SC)	K. Devendro Singh		INC	5,897	28.44	Heikham Dingo		AITC	5,242	25.28	655	3.16
	17	Lamsang	W. Brajabidhu Singh		INC	10,053	40.38	S. Rajen Singh		NCP	6,909	27.75	3,144	12.63
	18	Konthoujam	K. Sharat Singh		AITC	10,807	45.87	Dr. Sapam Ranjan Singh		INC	10,293	43.69	514	2.18
	19	Patsoi	Akoijam Mirabai Devi		INC	14,257	52.65	S. Kunjakeswor Singh		AITC	8,710	32.17	5,547	20.48
	20	Langthabal	Karam Shyam		LJP	7,575	35.78	Okram Joy Singh		MPP	6,540	30.89	1,035	4.89
	21	Naoriya Pakhanglakpa	R. K. Anand		INC	8,750	32.87	K. Rojenkumar Singh		AITC	6,735	25.30	2,015	7.57
	22	Wangoi	Oinam Lukhoi Singh		AITC	9,154	38.70	Salam Joy Singh		NCP	8,972	37.93	182	0.77
	23	Mayang Imphal	K. Ratankumar Singh		INC	10,353	43.90	K. Manglem Singh		AITC	9,562	40.54	791	3.36
Bishnupur	24	Nambol	N. Loken Singh		INC	13,708	51.31	T. Chaoba Singh		MPP	12,902	48.29	806	3.02
	25	Oinam	Irengbam Ibohalbi Singh		AITC	7,074	30.87	L. Radhakishore Singh		MSCP	6,118	26.70	956	4.17
	26	Bishnupur	Konthoujam Govindas		INC	13,308	55.27	Thiyam Yaima		MSCP	6,655	27.64	6,653	27.63
	27	Moirang	M. Prithviraj Singh		INC	14,521	52.08	P. Sharatchandra Singh		NCP	13,363	47.92	1,158	4.16
	28	Thanga	Tongbram Mangibabu		INC	4,881	26.74	T. Robindro Singh		AITC	4,710	25.80	171	0.94
	29	Kumbi	Sanasam Bira Singh		INC	8,572	40.07	Ningthoujam Mangi		CPI	7,557	35.32	1,015	4.75
Thoubal	30	Lilong	Md. Abdul Nasir		INC	10,668	42.28	Md. Azizul Haque Khan		IND	6,711	26.60	3,957	15.68
	31	Thoubal	Okram Ibobi Singh		INC	19,121	82.97	Oinam Indira		BJP	3,668	15.92	15,453	67.05
	32	Wangkhem	K. M. Singh		INC	9,418	39.41	Nimaichand Luwang		MPP	6,462	27.04	2,956	12.37
	33	Heirok	Moirangthem Okendro		INC	13,535	53.21	N. Sovakiran Singh		MPP	7,764	30.52	5,771	22.69
	34	Wangjing Tentha	Paonam Brojen		MSCP	12,207	45.50	M. Hemanta Singh		INC	8,454	31.51	3,753	13.99
	35	Khangabok	Okram Landhoni Devi		INC	18,339	68.03	Laishram Jatra Singh		MPP	8,468	31.41	9,871	36.62
	36	Wabgai	Md. Fajur Rahim		INC	10,021	43.75	Dr. Usham Deben Singh		AITC	6,673	29.13	3,348	14.62
	37	Kakching	Y. Surchandra Singh		INC	12,543	62.16	Naorem Achouba		CPI	7,634	37.84	4,909	24.32
	38	Hiyanglam	Maibam Kunjo		AITC	6,574	31.16	E. Dwijamani Singh		INC	6,557	31.08	17	0.08
	39	Sugnu	Kangujam Ranjit Singh		INC	11,534	58.01	Yumnam Jiban		CPI	3,579	18.00	7,955	40.01
Imphal East	40	Jiribam	T. Debendra Singh		INC	8,424	43.75	A. Biren		AITC	7,346	38.15	1,078	5.60
Chandel	41	Chandel (ST)	St. Nunghlung Victor		NPF	13,324	37.37	Thangkholun Haokip		INC	13,158	36.91	166	0.46
Chandel	42	Tengnoupal (ST)	D. Korungthang		INC	13,434	44.16	Kh. David Charanga		NPF	6,807	22.38	6,627	21.78
Ukhrul	43	Phungyar (ST)	Victor Keishing		INC	8,525	52.05	Honreikhui Kashung		NPF	6,830	41.70	1,695	10.35
	44	Ukhrul (ST)	Samuel Risom		NPF	4,831	21.75	Alfred Arthur		INC	4,761	21.43	70	0.32
	45	Chingai (ST)	M.K. Preshow		INC	9,865	36.97	Khashim Vashum		IND	9,050	33.91	815	3.06
Senapati	46	Saikul (ST)	Yamthong Haokip		INC	8,700	41.47	Chungkhokai Doungel		AITC	7,211	34.37	1,489	7.10
	47	Karong (ST)	V. Alexander Pao		NPF	21,891	58.15	D. D. Thaisii		INC	15,755	41.85	6,136	16.30
	48	Mao (ST)	Losii Dikho		NPF	21,634	48.24	P. T. Arhai		INC	12,704	28.33	8,930	19.91
	49	Tadubi (ST)	Francis Ngajokpa		INC	18,006	55.43	K. Raina		NPF	11,951	36.79	6,055	18.64
	50	Kangpokpi	Nemcha Kipgen		MSCP	6,639	39.00	Khadga Bahadur		AITC	6,196	36.40	443	2.60
	51	Saitu (ST)	Ngamthang Haokip		INC	15,695	55.99	Haokholet Kipgen		NPP	9,509	33.92	6,186	22.07
Tamenglong	52	Tamei (ST)	Kikhonbou Newmai		INC	10,977	47.79	Awangbow Newmai		MSCP	9,579	41.70	1,398	6.09
	53	Tamenglong (ST)	J. Panmei		MSCP	7,675	41.26	Khangthuanang		INC	7,009	37.68	666	3.58
	54	Nungba (ST)	Gaikhangam		INC	9,040	53.68	Adim Pamei		MSCP	6,710	39.84	2,330	13.84
Churachandpur	55	Tipaimukh (ST)	Chaltonlien Amo		INC	4,551	40.70	Lalumkhum Fimate		AITC	3,639	32.54	912	8.16
	56	Thanlon (ST)	Vungzagin Valte		INC	3,486	43.30	V. Hangkhanlian		NPP	3,195	39.69	291	3.61
	57	Henglep (ST)	T. Manga Vaiphei		INC	4,793	27.53	T. T. Haokip		AITC	4,428	25.43	365	2.10
	58	Churachandpur (ST)	P. Tonsing		INC	18,093	60.11	P. Songlianlal		AITC	10,342	34.36	7,751	25.75
	59	Saikot (ST)	T. N. Haokip		INC	13,684	45.60	Lunkholal		AITC	5,527	18.42	8,157	27.18
	60	Singhat (ST)	Ginsuanhau Zou		INC	12,875	83.70	T. Hangkhanpau		AITC	2,185	14.20	10,690	69.50

↑ SC and ST indicate constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively.

References

1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 2012 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
1 2 "Tenth Assembly Elections in Manipur". Economic and Political Weekly. 47 (14): 67–70. 2012. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 23214681.
↑ "Manipur party joins Cong". The Telegraph (India). 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[Reserved-4] SC and ST indicate constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes respectively.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 2012 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

[ten-2] 1 2 "Tenth Assembly Elections in Manipur". Economic and Political Weekly. 47 (14): 67–70. 2012. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 23214681.

[3] "Manipur party joins Cong". The Telegraph (India). 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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