Manipur Elections

Manipur Election Results 2019: Seats, Candidates, Check Result Here

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Thursday May 23, 2019

Manipur Election Results: There are two seats in the state. According to leads at 7 pm, BJP was leading on inner Manipur seat and NPF on outer Manipur seat.

Re-Polling Likely In 2 Booths Of Outer Manipur Lok Sabha Seat

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 15, 2019

Repolling is likely in two booths of Outer Manipur constituency, where unidentified criminals allegedly destroyed EVMs and VVPATs, an official said.

8 Candidates File Nomination For Outer Manipur Lok Sabha Seat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 26, 2019

Altogether eight candidates including the BJP nominee filed their papers for the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat on Monday, the last date for filling of nominations, officials said.

Najma Heptulla Becomes First State Governor To Cast Her Vote In Imphal

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 11, 2019

Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla becomes the first governor in the state to have her name included in the voters' list.

N Biren Singh, Ex Footballer, Is BJP's First Chief Minister In Manipur: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Wednesday March 15, 2017

Former footballer Nongthombam Biren Singh took oath today as Manipur Chief Minister along with eight members of his new cabinet, as the BJP takes charge of another state in the north-east. Like in Goa, the BJP has been generous with ministerial posts for the allies that has helped it reach a majority in the state. Y Joykumar Singh of the National P...

After Poll Debacle, Irom Sharmila In Kerala To Live Among Tribals

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 14, 2017

Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who received only 90 votes in her debut in the recent Manipur elections, will spend some time in a tribal settlement in Palakkad district.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress' Big Loss, Delivers Another State To BJP

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Wednesday March 15, 2017

The BJP, invited on Tuesday to form government in Manipur, has moved one step closer to its mission of a "Congress-mukt (free) North East." Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is leading that mission to oust Congress governments in the North-East, was in that party less than two years ago. His first big moment in the BJP was delivering Assam last year. Now, h...

BJP's N Biren Singh Invited To Form Government In Manipur. Oath Today

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Bhanu Priya Vyas | Wednesday March 15, 2017

The BJP's Nongthombam Biren Singh will take oath as Manipur's next chief minister this afternoon along with his council of ministers, making it four states out of five for the party from Saturday's assembly election results. Governor Najma Heptulla said she is satisfied that the BJP has the support of more than the 31 legislators in the assembly it...

Opinion: Professional, Hungry BJP Outwits Congress Completely

Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Wednesday March 15, 2017

What was the Congress thinking? That state governors are still 10 Janpath appointees instead of coming from Nagpur and Ashoka Road? It still has the entitled lethargy it displayed in government, and none of the hunger that a party that has practically no governments to its name should display.

'BJP Stealing Elections In Goa, Manipur,' Says Congress' P Chidambaram

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Monday March 13, 2017

As the BJP is claiming to form government in two states - Goa and Manipur - where it stood second to the Congress, former finance minister and the senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said, the "BJP stealing elections in Goa, Manipur".

Congress Asks Why Is BJP Invited To Form Government In Goa

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhary, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday March 13, 2017

The Congress has objected to the BJP being invited to take charge of Goa. In a letter to the Governor, the Congress said despite emerging as the single-largest party after assembly elections results were declared on Saturday, the governor had invited the BJP to form the government - a move "not constitutionally permissible". Preempting a similar an...

BJP Says Have Numbers In Manipur, Will Meet Governor To Stake Claim

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday March 13, 2017

After going from zero to 21 in the Manipur assembly election, the BJP is all set to stake claim to form government in the state. It needs 31 legislators in the 60-member assembly to form government and says it has those numbers. In results announced yesterday, the BJP came in behind the Congress which is the largest party with 28 votes. No party go...

In Manipur, Small Parties Hold The Key To Government Formation

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday March 12, 2017

The National People's Party (NPP), a regional party founded by former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma will get to play king maker after the Congress and the BJP failed to get a majority in the Manipur assembly elections, results of which were announced yesterday. Largest party, the Congress, has 28 seats, three short of the 31 needed to form government...

Manipur Election Results 2017: Congress Ahead In Split Verdict, Still It Is Advantage BJP

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhry, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday March 12, 2017

Strife-torn Manipur today delivered a split verdict today -- which while appearing to favour the Congress, has placed the BJP in a stronger position.

Manipur Election Results 2017: Activist Irom Sharmila Got Only 90 Votes, Twitter Is Shocked

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Saturday March 11, 2017

Manipur handed its 'Iron Lady' a humiliating defeat at the polls today. Irom Sharmila, who took on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in his stronghold of Thoubal, lost with a record margin. She got only 90 votes. Twitter was quick to comment on her stunning loss - some attributing it to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who publicly supported h...