The BJP is set to form government in Manipur winning 32 seats in the state assembly elections. The National People's Party secured seven seats while Janata Dal (United) won six. The Congress came a distant fourth with only four seats.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh won from the Heingang seat by around 18,000 votes.
The counting of votes for the Manipur assembly elections 2022, held in two phases, began at 8 am and the election results were clear by late in the evening.
The turnout for the election to the 60-seat Manipur assembly, held on February 28 and March 5, was recorded at 78.03 and 76.04 per cent. The assembly polls will decide the electoral fate of 92 candidates.
This time the BJP decided to go solo and contested all 60 seats alone. On the other hand, Congress formed an alliance of six political parties, including Congress, CPI, CPI(M), Forward Bloc, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), and Janata Dal (Secular).
A poll of exit polls had predicted that the BJP was going to emerge as the single largest party in Manipur. But exit polls do not always get it right.
Congress had emerged as the single largest party in the 2017 elections winning 28 seats followed by BJP (21). But later, BJP stitched a coalition with the NPP, NPF and LJP to form the government.
Here are the Highlights on Manipur Election Results 2022:
"For people at the grassroots to benefit from the government's programmes and schemes, there must be a good governance delivery mechanism - a good system. This is extremely important. And that is what we in the BJP have ensured. Good and clean governance for all with a good delivery system. And I will not sit, I will not rest till I ensure that benefits are reaching the poorest person - to every poor person. I am here to serve. We believe in sewa. We are here to deliver 100% and will continue to do so," said PM Modi.
"In Goa, all the exit polls were proven wrong. The BJP has been voted to power for the third straight time - that too with a majority verdict. In Uttarakhand too it is the first time that an incumbent govt has been voted back to power and that too a majority. And the same in Manipur too," PM Modi said.
- PM Modi says today is a day of celebration - "this celebration is for India's democracy"
- "I am happy that first time voters took part in this election and ensured BJP's victory," he says
- He says BJP workers kept their "early Holi" promise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts addressing BJP leaders and workers at the party headquarters.
- Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh says BJP has emerged as the single largest party
- He says the BJP is heading towards securing a majority
- The BJP will form the government on its own but will keep ally NPF along, he says
- There is no question of having NPP in the alliance, he says
- He says the selection of leadership will be done by the central leadership
- The BJP is leading in 32 seats in Manipur, show trends
- This is beyond the majority mark of 31 required to form government in the state
- Of these, the BJP has been declared victorious in 21 seats by the Election Commission
- Counting is on in the remaining 11 seats
- The NPP, at distant second, is leading in eight seats, show trends
- The JD(U) is leading in six seats and the Congress in just four, show trends
- The BJP is leading in 30 seats in Manipur, show trends
- The majority mark in the 60-seat Manipur assembly is 31
- The trends suggest BJP is set to be the largest party in the state
- The NPP and JD(U) are leading in seven seats each, show trends
- The Congress is leading in six seats, show trends
- Manipur Congress vice president Kh. Devabrata says party accepts the defeat
- We admit that the Congress is in deep crisis, he says
- In the hills we could have done well but the BJP intimidated the voters, he says
- We might loose out main opposition party status as well, he says
- We will need a serious introspection, says Mr Devabrata
- The BJP is leading in 28 seats in Manipur, show trends
- The National People's Party (NPP) is leading in nine seats, show trends
- The Congress is leading in seven seats, show trends
- The Janata Dal (United) is leading in six seats, show trends
- BJP's Chief Minister N Biren Singh has won from Heingang
- BJP's Chief Minister N Biren Singh won from Heingang
- Congress leader Okram Ibobi Singh won from Thoubal
- Congress's K Meghachandra Singh won from Wangkhem
- The BJP is leading in 29 seats in Manipur, show trends
- The Congress and NPP are leading in nine seats each, show trends
- The JD(U) is now leading in five seats, show trends
- BJP's Chief Minister N Biren Singh has won the election
- NPP's Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh has lost from Upipok
- The BJP is leading in 30 seats in Manipur, show trends
- The National People's Party is leading in nine seats, show trends
- The Congress-led alliance is leading in eight seats, show trends
- The Janata Dal (United) is leading in four seats, show trends
- BJP's Chief Minister N Biren Singh has won the election
- NPP's Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh has lost from Upipok
- Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh has lost from Upipok
- The heavyweight leader of NPP lost by a margin of 683 votes
- His party, the National People's Party, is leading in nine seats, show trends
- Manipur BJP chief A Sharda Devi said their impressive show in elections is a reflection of people's acceptance
- She said the party will defeat big personalities of rival parties.
- She said the BJP has gained majorly in pockets considered as Congress strongholds.
- She further said the BJP is confident of securing majority in the state.
- The BJP is leading in 28 seats in Manipur, show trends.
- The Congress-led alliance and NPP are leading in nine seats each, show trends.
- The Janata Dal (United) is leading in four seats, show trends.
- Other contenders are leading in 10 remaining seats in the state, show trends.
- Three-time former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has won from Thouban.
- Manipur Congress working president K Meghachanda has won from Wangkhem seat.
- Chief Minister N Biren Singh too has won from Heingang seat by a margin of 18,000 votes.
- Three-time former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has won from Thouban.
- Manipur Congress working president K Meghachanda has won from the Wangkhem seat.
- Chief Minister N Biren Singh too has won from Heingang seat by a margin of 18,000 votes.
The BJP is ahead in 28 seats in Manipur, with the Congress and the National People's Party (NPP) leading in nine seats each, according to election trends. The JD(U) is leading in four seats while other contenders are leading in the 10 remaining seats. Chief Minister N Biren Singh has won from the Heingang seat by a margin of around 18,000 seats.
The BJP is leading in 29 seats, the Congress in 10, and the NPP in nine seats in Manipur, show trends.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh is leading by a handsome margin of over 16,000 votes against his nearest Congress rival in Heingang constituency, Election Commission data showed. (PTI)
The BJP is still leading in 25 seats while the NPP is ahead in 13 seats in Manipur, according to latest trends. The Congress is leading in 11 seats.
Election trends at 11:30 am show the BJP is leading in 25 seats while the NPP is leading in 13. The Congress-led alliance is leading 11 seats.
The BJP is leading in 24 seats while the Congress is leading in 12 in Manipur elections, show live trends.
- The BJP has raced ahead in Manipur, as per early trends.
- The BJP is leading with 26 seats, five short of the majority mark in the 60-member Assembly.
- In Manipur, the BJP has gone solo and contested all seats alone.
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh leading from Heingang by a margin of around 11,000 votes.
- The BJP is leading in 25 seats in Manipur assembly elections, as per live trends
- The Congress is leading in 12 seats
- The NPP is leading in nine seats and JD(U) in six seats
Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh trailing in early trends.
- The BJP was ahead in 11 seats in the initial rounds of counting of votes in Manipur.
- Meanwhile, the Congress was ahead in seven constituencies.
- The Janata Dal (United) was ahead in three seats and National People's Party in two constituencies.
- Counting of votes polled in the Manipur assembly elections began at 8 am on Thursday under tight security.
- Polling for 60 assembly seats was held in two phases on February 28 and March 5.
- Counting is underway in 12 centres across the state, which will decide the electoral fate of 265 candidates.
- The result for the Manipur Assembly elections 2022 is being declared today.
- Polling in the northeastern state was held in two phases - on February 28 and March 5.
- This time the BJP decided to go solo and contested all 60 seats alone.
In the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, Congress emerged as the single largest party winning 28 seats followed by the BJP which settled with 21 seats. The National People's Party (NPP) and Naga People's Front (NPF) bagged four seats each while the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) managed to secure only one constituency. BJP bagged 36.28 per cent vote share while Congress received 35.11 per cent of the total vote.
Later, BJP stitched a coalition with the NPP, NPF and LJP to form the government under the leadership of Biren Singh.
The assembly polls will decide the electoral fate of 92 candidates, including 12 from the BJP, followed by Congress (18), National People's Party (11), Janata Dal (United) and Naga People's Front (10 each).