Wangkhei Assembly constituency explained

Wangkhei
Latest Election Year:	2022
Mla:	Thangjam Arunkumar
Party:	Janata Dal (United)
State:	Manipur
District:	Imphal East
Loksabha Cons:	Inner Manipur
Reservation:	None
Incumbent Image:	File:Thangjam Arunkumar of Wangkhei AC.jpg
Established:	1967
Electors:	^[1]
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	15

Wangkhei is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.^[2]

It is part of Imphal East district.

Birth and extent of the constituency

Wangkhei was created for the first legislative assembly election in Manipur, in 1967.^[3] As of the latest delimitation in 2007, it comprises Ward Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 26 in Imphal municipality.^[4]

Wangkhei is the 15th among 60 assembly constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 50 parts namely: 1 - Mantri Pukhri West (A), 2 - Mantri Pukhri West (B), 3 - Mantri Pukhri East (A), 4 - Mantri Pukhri East (B), 5 - Chingmeirong Nongchup(A), 6 - Chingmeirong Nongchup(B), 7 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (A), 8 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (B), 9 - Chingmeirong Nongpok(B-1), 10 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (C), 11 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (A), 12 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (B), 13 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (C), 14 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (D), 15 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (E), 16 - Golapati (North), 17 - Golapati (South), 18 - Nongpok Ingkhol (C), 19 - Nongpok Ingkhol (D), 20 - Nongpok Ingkhol (A), 21 - Nongpok Ingkhol (B), 22 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai, 23 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (E), 24 - Nongpok Ingkhol(F-2), 25 - New Chekon (A), 26 - New Chekon (B), 27 - Hafiz Hatta, 28 - Konjeng Poila Leikai, 29 - Telipati (A), 30 - Telipati (B), 31 - Khurai Thoudam Leikai (A), 32 - Khurai Thoudam Leikai (B), 33 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (A), 34 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (B), 35 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (C), 36 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (D), 37 - Khurai Ahongei Leikai (A), 38 - Khurai Ahongei Leikai, 39 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (A), 40 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (B), 41 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (C), 42 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (D), 43 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (A), 44 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (A-1), 45 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (B), 46 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (B-1), 47 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (C), 48 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (D), 49 - Wangkhei Angom Leikai (A), and 50 - Wangkhei Angom Leikai (B).^[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1980	Yumkham Erabot Singh
1984
1990	Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh
1995	Yumkham Erabot Singh
2000	Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh
2002	Yumkham Erabot Singh
2007
2012
2017	Okram Henry Singh
	Yumkham Erabot Singh^[6]
2022	Thangjam Arunkumar^[7]		Janata Dal (United)

Election results

2017

Okram Henry Singh was declared as the winner in 2017, but on 15 April 2021, the Manipur High Court declared the election result as null and void. It also declared that Yumkham Erabot Singh was the MLA of the Wangkhei constituency.^[6]

See also

• List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
• Imphal East district

External links

• Web site: Record of all Manipur Assembly Elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 14 March 2022.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Manipur General Legislative Election 2022 . . 25 May 2022.
2. Web site: Report - General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019. ceomanipur.nic.in . Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur . December 27, 2020.
3. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur . Election Commission of India . 20 October 2021.
4. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . 26 November 2008 . 24 June 2021.
5. Web site: Chief Electoral Officer . Manipur . Jan 2023 . Electoral Roll SSR 2023 .
6. Web site: High Court annuls Okram Henry election, declares Y Erabot Wangkhei MLA . 16 April 2021 . 27 January 2022.
7. Web site: Election Commission of India . results.eci.gov.in . 11 March 2022.