2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election explained
Election Name: | 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election |
Country: | India |
Type: | Legislative |
Previous Election: | 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 2017 |
Election Date: | 28 February – 5 March 2022 |
Next Election: | Next Manipur Legislative Assembly election |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Turnout: | 90.28% |
Leader1: | N. Biren Singh |
Leader Since1: | 2017 |
Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Alliance1: | NDA |
Leaders Seat1: | Heingang |
Last Election1: | 36.28%, 21 seats |
Seats1: | 32 |
Seat Change1: | 11 |
Popular Vote1: | 702,632 |
Percentage1: | 37.83% |
Swing1: | 2.73 pp |
Leader3: | Okram Ibobi Singh |
Leader Since3: | 2002 |
Party3: | Indian National Congress |
Alliance3: | MPSA |
Leaders Seat3: | Thoubal |
Last Election3: | 35.11%, 28 seats |
Seats3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 23 |
Popular Vote3: | 312,659 |
Percentage3: | 16.83% |
Swing3: | 18.57 pp |
Party5: | Naga People's Front |
Leader5: | Losii Dikho |
Alliance5: | - |
Popular Vote5: | 150,209 |
Last Election5: | 7.17%, 4 seats |
Leader Since5: | 2017 |
Leaders Seat5: | Mao |
Seats5: | 5 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Percentage5: | 8.09% |
Swing5: | 0.89 pp |
Party2: | National People's Party (India) |
Leader2: | Yumnam Joykumar Singh |
Alliance2: | - |
Last Election2: | 5.05%, 4 seats |
Leader Since2: | 2017 |
Leaders Seat2: | Uripok (Lost) |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 321,224 |
Percentage2: | 17.29% |
Swing2: | 12.19 pp |
Leader4: | Hangkhanpau Taithul |
Leader Since4: | 2022 |
Party4: | Janata Dal (United) |
Alliance4: | - |
Leaders Seat4: | Singhat (Lost) |
Last Election4: | Did not contest |
Seats4: | 6 |
Seat Change4: | New |
Popular Vote4: | 200,100 |
Percentage4: | 10.77% |
Swing4: | New |
Chief Minister |
Before Election: | N. Biren Singh |
After Election: | N. Biren Singh |
Before Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
After Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Ongoing: | no |
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Manipur from 28 February to 5 March 2022 in two phases, to elect 60 members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly. The results declared on 10 March 2022. The newly constituted assembly was named 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly.
Background
The tenure of Manipur Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 19 March 2022.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in March 2017. After the election, coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party, National People's Party, Naga People's Front and Lok Janshakti Party formed the state government, with N. Biren Singh becoming Chief Minister.[2]
Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 8 January 2022.[3] However, the election dates were postponed from 27 February to 28 February for Phase I, and 3 March to 5 March for Phase II.[4]
S.No. | Poll Event | Phase |
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I | II |
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1. | Date for Nominations | 1 February 2022 | 4 February 2022 |
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2. | Last Date for filing nomination | 8 February 2022 | 11 February 2022 |
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3. | Date for Scrutiny of nomination | 9 February 2022 | 14 February 2022 |
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4. | Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 11 February 2022 | 16 February 2022 |
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5. | Date of Poll | 28 February 2022 | 5 March 2022 |
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6. | Date of Counting | 10 March 2022 | |
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Parties and alliances
Others
Candidates
Poll prediction
Opinion polls
Polling aggregatesActive Parties |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Indian National Congress |
Naga People's Front |
Others< | -- | - | Events-| style="padding: 0 5px;" | National COVID-19 pandemic emergency declared|-| style="padding: 0 5px;" | Debates-->|}Date Published | Polling agency | | | | | Lead |
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INC | BJP | NPF | Others |
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10 January 2022 | ABP News C-Voter[9] | 32.6% | 35.5% | 11.2% | 20.7% | 2.9% | 11 December 2021 | ABP News C-Voter[10] | 34.3% | 37.9% | 8.6% | 19.2% | 3.6% | 12 November 2021 | ABP News C-Voter[11] | 33.1% | 38.7% | 8.8% | 19.4% | 5.6% | 8 October 2021 | ABP News C-Voter[12] | 34.5% | 35.6% | 8.6% | 21.3% | 1.1% | 3 September 2021 | ABP News C-Voter[13] | 34.5% | 40.5% | 7.0% | 18.0% | 6.0% | |
Date Published | Polling agency | | | | | Lead | Remarks |
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INC | BJP | NPF | Others |
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10 January 2022 | ABP News C-Voter | 22-26 | 23-27 | 2-6 | 5-9 | 0-5 | Hung | 11 December 2021 | ABP News C-Voter | 23-27 | 29-33 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-10 | Hung | 12 November 2021 | ABP News C-Voter | 20-24 | 25-29 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 1-9 | Hung | 8 October 2021 | ABP News C-Voter[14] | 21-25 | 26-30 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 1-9 | Hung | 3 September 2021 | ABP News C-Voter | 18-22 | 32-36 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 10-18 | BJP majority | 10 March 2022 | Election results | 5 | | 32 | 5 | 18 | | 14 | NDA majority | |
Exit polls
The Election Commission banned the media from publishing exit polls between 7 AM on 10 February 2022 and 6:30 PM on 7 March 2022. Violation of the directive would be punishable with two years of imprisonment.[15] Accordingly the exit polls below were published in the evening of 7 March.
Polling agency | | | | | | Lead | Remarks |
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BJP | INC | | NPP | NPF | Others |
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India Today - Axis My India[16] | 33-43 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0-7 | 25-39 | BJP Majority | India TV - CNX[17] | 26-31 | 12-17 | 6-10 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 9-19 | Hung | ABP News-CVoter[18] | 23-27 | 12-16 | 10-14 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 7-15 | Hung | Republic P-MARQ[19] | 27-31 | 11-17 | 6-10 | 5-13 | 10-20 | Hung | Election results | | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | | 21 | NDA majority | |
Voter turnout
Results
Results by alliance and party
Results by district
Results by constituency
Incumbent MLA's are highlighted with background color.[21] [22]
See also
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Terms of the Houses . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117044324/https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ . 2021-11-17 . 2021-10-04 . Election Commission of India . en-IN.
- Web site: 15 March 2017. BJPs Biren Singh takes oath as Manipur CM. live. 2022-01-08. Tribuneindia News Service. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108123406/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/bjps-biren-singh-takes-oath-as-manipur-cm-377402 . 2022-01-08 .
- Web site: 2022-01-08. Assembly elections 2022: Check complete schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur & Punjab. 2022-01-08. Hindustan Times. en.
- Web site: Manipur Election Dates Revised: 1st Phase On Feb 28, 2nd On March 5. 2022-02-10. NDTV.com.
- Web site: List of candidates. 2022-02-21. ceomanipur.nic.in.
- Web site: 2022-01-28. Manipur: Congress forms pre-poll alliance with Left-wing political parties. 2022-02-04. The Indian Express. en.
- Web site: 2022-01-27. In run-up to Manipur polls, Congress announces pre-poll alliance with 5 parties. 2022-02-04. Hindustan Times. en.
- Web site: 2022-01-09. Assembly Election 2022: From UP To Punjab, Here's Full List Of District Wise Polls. 2022-01-09. IndiaTimes. en-IN.
- Web site: 2022-01-10. सर्वे: मणिपुर में बीजेपी को फिर मिलेगी सत्ता या कांग्रेस का खत्म होगा वनवास? ये कहते हैं आंकड़े. 2022-01-10. www.abplive.com. hi.
- Web site: 2021-12-11. बीजेपी-कांग्रेस या एनपीएफ, मणिपुर में किसकी बन सकती है सरकार? जानें. 2022-01-08. www.abplive.com. hi.
- Web site: 2021-11-12. ABP News-CVoter Survey: Goa Could Re-Elect BJP With Majority, Manipur To See Close Battle. live. 2021-11-14. news.abplive.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112123123/https://news.abplive.com/news/india/abp-news-c-voter-survey-november-manipur-opinion-poll-goa-elections-2022-vote-share-seat-sharing-kaun-kbm-bjp-congress-npf-upa-1492973 . 2021-11-12 .
- Web site: Bureau. ABP News. 2021-10-08. CVoter Survey: BJP Likely To Win Goa & Manipur For Second Consecutive Term In 2022 Elections. 2021-10-21. news.abplive.com. en.
- Web site: Bureau. ABP News. 2021-09-03. ABP News Cvoter Survey: BJP Likely To Reign For Second Consecutive Term In Goa & Manipur. 2021-10-21. news.abplive.com. en.
- Web site: Bureau. ABP News. 2021-10-08. CVoter Survey: BJP Likely To Win Goa & Manipur For Second Consecutive Term In 2022 Elections. 2021-10-21. news.abplive.com. en.
- News: EC bans exit polls in five election-bound states between February 10 and March 7 . 8 February 2022 . Scroll.in.
- News: N . Sumana . DelhiMarch 7 . y New . India Today - Axis My India Exit Poll predicts BJP win in Manipur with 33-43 seats . 8 March 2022 . India Today . en.
- News: Joshi . Poorva . Exit Poll 2022: BJP to retain power with comfortable majority in Manipur, says Ground Zero research . 8 March 2022 . www.indiatvnews.com . 7 March 2022 . en.
- News: Bureau . ABP News . ABP News-CVoter Manipur Exit Poll 2022: BJP Is Single Largest, Congress Could Be 10 Seats Down . 8 March 2022 . news.abplive.com . 7 March 2022 . en.
- News: P-MARQ Exit Poll Results 2022 Live, Assembly Election Latest News and Updates at News18 . 8 March 2022 . News18 . en.
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- News: Manipur Assembly election result 2022: Complete list of winning candidates. Hindustan Times. 10 March 2022. 19 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231219104445/https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/manipur-assembly-election/manipur-assembly-election-result-2022-complete-list-of-traling-leadding-leaders-101646888500518.html. 19 December 2023. en.
- News: Manipur Assembly Election Result 2022: Check Full List of Winners From 60 Constituencies. India TV. 11 March 2022. 19 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231219104700/https://www.india.com/news/india/manipur-assembly-election-result-2022-check-full-list-of-winners-leading-candidates-from-60-constituencies-5274319/. 19 December 2023. en.