Kuki National Assembly Explained

Party Name:	Kuki National Assembly
Founder:	S. M. Zavum
Headquarters:	Grace Cottage, Paiteveng, Kwakelthel, P.O. Imphal, Manipur-795001.
Eci:	State party
State Seats Name:	Manipur Legislative Assembly
Symbol:	^[1]
Abbreviation:	KNA

The Kuki National Assembly (KNA) is a political party in the Indian state of Manipur. It was formed on 24 October 1946, by S. M. Zavum,^[2] to act as a pan-political organisation among the various Kuki people.^[3] It last won seats in the 1990 Manipur Legislative Assembly election, and after that slowly fizzled out.^[4] In the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election, the party fielded candidates for 2 constituencies.^{[5] [6]}

Electoral history

Election	Seats won	Vote %		MLAs	Source
		Overall	In seats contested
1974		2.95	25.79	Zampu, Ngulkhohao	^[7]
1980		2.82	21.36	Satkholal, Jainson Haokip	^[8]
1984		1.55	19.93	J. F. Rothangliana	^[9]
1990		2.61	15.42	T.N. Haokip, Thanghanlal	^[10]
1995		0.24	2.30		^[11]
2000		0.05	2.17		^[12]
KNA did not contest the elections from 2002 to 2017
2022		0.06	1.08		^[13]

See also

• Political parties in Manipur
• Kuki People's Alliance

Notes and References

1. Web site: Government of Goa - Extraordinary No. 2 . 26 April 1991 . 26 February 2022.
2. The emergence and working of the Manipur peoples party and the Kuki National Assembly in Manipur: a comparative study . 2003 . Basanta A Sharma . 13 March 2022.
3. Book: The Kukis of Northeast India: Politics and Culture . Thongkholal Haokip . 2013 . 54 . 6 March 2022 . Bookwell Publications . 978-9380574448.
4. Web site: Nagas have NPF, Meities are dominant, what do Kukis have? Now, a party and hope . 27 February 2022 . Tora Agarwala . 7 March 2022 . the Kuki National Assembly (KNA), a Kuki political party that fizzled out over the years.
5. Web site: State Assembly Elections 2022 - List of Contesting Candidate . 7 March 2022.
6. Web site: Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: 78.03% voter turnout recorded in Phase 1 . 28 February 2022 . G Krishnan . 7 March 2022.
7. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . . 20 October 2021.
8. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1980 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . . 20 October 2021.
9. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1984 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . . 20 October 2021.
10. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . . 20 October 2021.
11. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . . 20 October 2021.
12. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . . 20 October 2021.
13. Web site: Manipur General Legislative Election 2022 . . 25 May 2022.