Manipur Elections

Govindas Konthoujam, a potential Chief Ministerial face for the Manipur Congress till recently, today joined the BJP. He had quit his former party only some ten days ago, less than a year after being made its state unit President.

Stepping up its preparations for the assembly polls in five states due early next year, the Election Commission Wednesday reviewed advance planning with the chief electoral officers of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Union minister Ramdas Athawale has requested the BJP to make his Republican Party of India (Athawale) an ally in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand.

The Manipur High Court on Thursday cancelled the election of MLA Okram Henry Singh who was elected from Wangkhei assembly constituency in the 2017 Manipur assembly polls.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday offered prayers at Shaktipeeth Kamakhya temple atop the Nilachal Hills here, on the last day of his three-day visit to the northeast, before leaving for Manipur, where he is scheduled to inaugurate projects, a senior official said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate has been declared winner from the Wangoi seat too, along with Singhat whose results came out earlier in the day, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Singhat Assembly constituency (Manipur), out of a total of five seats, in which by-polls were held, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

BJP leader Mayanglabam Rameshwar Singh, who was declared elected from Kakching assembly constituency by the Manipur High Court last week, was on Monday sworn in as an MLA.

The BJP was looking set to sweep the recently held assembly bypolls with leads and wins in more than 40 of 58 seats across 11 states, including Madhya Pradesh where it was ahead in 19 of 28 constituencies, according to Election Commission trends.

BJP candidate Ginsuanhau was on Friday elected unopposed in the by-election from the Singhat assembly constituency in Manipur's Churachandpur district, officials said.

Bypolls to three assembly seats in Manipur will be held on November 7, the Election Commission announced today.

By-elections to 54 assembly seats across 11 states will be held on November 3, the Election Commission said today. Besides, one Parliamentary constituency in Bihar and two assembly seats from Manipur will to polls on November 7. The counting of votes will be held on November 10.

Manipur activist Erendro Leichombam was charged by the state police on Tuesday with sedition for a social media post that had a picture of the newly elected Rajya Sabha MP - Sanajaoba Leishemba. The titular king of Manipur and a BJP leader, Sanajaoba Leishemba is seen in the photo bowing down with his hands folded in front of Union Home Minister Am...

The Congress in Manipur has issued a show-cause notice to two of its MLAs for allegedly cross-voting in favour of the BJP in last month's Rajya Sabha election that saw the BJP win the state's lone seat in the upper house. The notice was issued to Wangkhei MLA Okram Henry and Sagolband MLA R K Imo Singh.

After winning the lone Rajya Sabha seat on offer in Manipur in Friday's election, the BJP is now trying to ensure it can hold on to its government in the state, where the opposition Congress is forming a new alliance - the SPF (Secular Progressive Front)

Govindas Konthoujam, a potential Chief Ministerial face for the Manipur Congress till recently, today joined the BJP. He had quit his former party only some ten days ago, less than a year after being made its state unit President.

Stepping up its preparations for the assembly polls in five states due early next year, the Election Commission Wednesday reviewed advance planning with the chief electoral officers of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Union minister Ramdas Athawale has requested the BJP to make his Republican Party of India (Athawale) an ally in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand.

The Manipur High Court on Thursday cancelled the election of MLA Okram Henry Singh who was elected from Wangkhei assembly constituency in the 2017 Manipur assembly polls.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday offered prayers at Shaktipeeth Kamakhya temple atop the Nilachal Hills here, on the last day of his three-day visit to the northeast, before leaving for Manipur, where he is scheduled to inaugurate projects, a senior official said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate has been declared winner from the Wangoi seat too, along with Singhat whose results came out earlier in the day, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Singhat Assembly constituency (Manipur), out of a total of five seats, in which by-polls were held, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

BJP leader Mayanglabam Rameshwar Singh, who was declared elected from Kakching assembly constituency by the Manipur High Court last week, was on Monday sworn in as an MLA.

The BJP was looking set to sweep the recently held assembly bypolls with leads and wins in more than 40 of 58 seats across 11 states, including Madhya Pradesh where it was ahead in 19 of 28 constituencies, according to Election Commission trends.

BJP candidate Ginsuanhau was on Friday elected unopposed in the by-election from the Singhat assembly constituency in Manipur's Churachandpur district, officials said.

Bypolls to three assembly seats in Manipur will be held on November 7, the Election Commission announced today.

By-elections to 54 assembly seats across 11 states will be held on November 3, the Election Commission said today. Besides, one Parliamentary constituency in Bihar and two assembly seats from Manipur will to polls on November 7. The counting of votes will be held on November 10.

Manipur activist Erendro Leichombam was charged by the state police on Tuesday with sedition for a social media post that had a picture of the newly elected Rajya Sabha MP - Sanajaoba Leishemba. The titular king of Manipur and a BJP leader, Sanajaoba Leishemba is seen in the photo bowing down with his hands folded in front of Union Home Minister Am...

The Congress in Manipur has issued a show-cause notice to two of its MLAs for allegedly cross-voting in favour of the BJP in last month's Rajya Sabha election that saw the BJP win the state's lone seat in the upper house. The notice was issued to Wangkhei MLA Okram Henry and Sagolband MLA R K Imo Singh.

After winning the lone Rajya Sabha seat on offer in Manipur in Friday's election, the BJP is now trying to ensure it can hold on to its government in the state, where the opposition Congress is forming a new alliance - the SPF (Secular Progressive Front)