2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-elections
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By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Thirteen seats of the Manipur Legislative Assembly fell vacant after disqualification and mass resignation of Congress MLAs[3][4] after which thirteen seats fell vacant.[5]
On 10 November 2020, the election of one of these disqualified MLAs (Yengkhom Surchandra Singh, from the Kakching constituency) was declared null and void by the Manipur High Court; as a result, the BJP candidate in that election, who had come in second place, replaced Singh as MLA, so that the number of vacant seats went down to 12.[6]
Schedule
[edit]The first phase of the by-elections for 5 constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has been announced.[7][8]
Event | Date[9][7] | Day |
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Date for Nominations | 13 October 2020 | Tuesday |
Last Date for filing Nominations | 20 October 2020 | Tuesday |
Date for scrutiny of nominations | 21 October 2020 | Wednesday |
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 23 October 2020 | Friday |
Date of poll | 7 November 2020 | Saturday |
Date of counting | 10 November 2020 | Tuesday |
Date before which the election shall be completed | 12 November 2020 | Thursday |
Result
[edit]S.No | Assembly Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Poll On | |||||||
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No. | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||||
1 | 22 | Wangoi | Oinam Lukhoi Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,960 | Khuraijam Loken Singh | National People's Party | 10,703 | 257 | 7 November 2020 | ||
2 | 30 | Lilong | Y. Antas Khan | Independent | 17,106 | Mohd. Abdul Nasir | Independent | 14,028 | 3,078 | |||
3 | 34 | Wangjing Tentha | Paonam Brojen Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15,147 | Moirangthem Hemanta Singh | Indian National Congress | 13,587 | 1,560 | |||
4 | 51 | Saitu | Ngamthang Haokip | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24,549 | Lamtinthang Haokip | Indian National Congress | 12,292 | 12,257 | |||
5 | 60 | Singhat | Ginsuanhau Zou | Bharatiya Janata Party | Uncontested |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Laithangbam, Iboyaima (10 September 2020). "Manipur CM Biren launches campaign for Nov. bypoll". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Rashir, Princess Giri (13 September 2020). "NPP Chief sets the tone for upcoming by-elections in Manipur". EastMojo. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Hours after BJP wins trust vote in Manipur, six Congress legislators quit party". Deccan Chronicle. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Manipur Speaker accepts 5 Congress MLAs' resignation". The Hindu. 11 August 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Manipur speaker accepts resignation of one more Congress MLA, 13 seats vacant". The News Mill. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Vangamla Salle K S (5 November 2020). "Manipur: BJP's M Rameshwor Singh is new MLA of Kakching AC". EastMojo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Manipur: Two Assembly seats to go for by-poll on November 7". The Indian Express. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Schedule for bye-elections [sic] to fill casual vacancies in Legislative Assembly of Manipur – Regarding". Election Commission of India. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Bypolls to 56 Assembly constituencies, 1 Lok Sabha seat on November 3, 7". The Hindu. 29 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 September 2020.