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Manipur assembly election, Feb 1974

The 3rd Manipur legislative assembly. Polled.

Seats declared
60
31 needed for a majority
Largest party
MRP
20 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
265
3 women, 0 elected
Turnout
82.84%
5.96 lakh of 7.2 lakh

The house

60 seats, each dot one assembly constituency

60SEATS
  • MRP20
  • INC13
  • MHU12
  • CPI6
  • IND5
  • SOP2
  • KNA2

Biggest movements

Seat change against the previous Manipur assembly election (1972)

IND
-14
MRP
+5
INC
-4

Parties

Ordered by seats won

PartyWon+/−ContestedStrike rateVotesShareShare +/−Deposits lost
MRPMRP20+54034.3%1,34,49322.55%+2.383
INCIndian National Congress13-44933.3%1,64,71727.62%-2.402
MHUMHU12—1634.1%55,8799.37%—2
CPICommunist Party of India6+11229.0%33,0395.54%-4.591
INDIndependent5-1410713.3%1,43,24124.02%-7.0668
SOPSOP2-11819.5%35,3495.93%+0.575
KNAKNA2—625.8%17,5922.95%—1
NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation)0-1146.5%8,7641.47%-0.9013
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00311.2%3,3470.56%-0.103

Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Manipur at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.

Largest victories of Feb 1974

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
PATSOIManipurMRPLEISANGTHEM CHANDRAMANIINDNONGTHOMBAM IBOMCHA SINGH2,56023.44%
CHURACHANDPURManipurMHUHAUKHOLAL THANGJOMINCT. KAIGOU1,92921.88%
KHUNDRAKPAMManipurCPIMAIBAM HERA LAIRELLAKPAMMRPGOURAHARI SINGH1,82021.66%
TAMENGLONGManipurMHUT. P. KIULENGPOUINDHURIANG1,55021.24%
KEIRAOManipurMRPMOHAMAD JALUDDININCNGANGBAM BIRA1,69918.91%
LILONGManipurMRPALIMMUDININCABDUL QUADIR SHAH1,87818.59%
KUMBIManipurMRPWAHENGBAM KOMOL SINGHINCMAIREMBAM KOIRENG SINGH1,43416.15%
SINGHATManipurMHUGOUGININCTHANGKHANLAL1,40415.16%
PHUNGYARManipurINCRISHANG KEISHINGMHUSTEPHEN ANGKANG1,27615.11%
HEIROKManipurINCMOIRANGTHEM IBOTOMBI SINGHMRPSOIBAM KUSHMU SINGH1,60814.98%

Closest results of Feb 1974

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Assembly seatStateWinnerRunner-upMargin
LAMSANGManipurCPIKHUNDONGBAM JUGESWARMRPLAISRAM SHAMU SINGH10.01%
SAITUManipurKNAZAMPUINCPAOKHOSEI120.10%
HIYANGLAMManipurMRPMAIBAM KUNJOCPIELANGBAM BABUDHAN240.25%
NANBOLManipurMRPTHOUNAOJAM CHAOBA SINGHINCHIDANGAMAYUM SHYAMKISHORE SHARMA410.38%
KEISAMTHONGManipurINCR. K. RANBIR SINGHMRPLAISRAM MAWAOBI590.55%
NUNGBAManipurMHUJANGAMLUNGINDPOUGAILUNGPOU550.80%
SINGJAMEIManipurINDSANASAM BIRAMANI SINGHMRPLAISRAM JOYCHANDRA720.86%
MAOManipurMHUKH. THEKHOINCLOHRII1521.08%
OINAMManipurMRPYUMNAM YAIMA SINGHINCMUTHUM AMUTOMBI SINGH1151.14%
THANGAManipurINCSALAM JAYANTAKUMAR SINGMRPHEISNAM YAIMA SINGH1011.18%