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Manipur Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1967 to 2022.

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Lok Sabha16Vidhan Sabha13
20222017201220072002
More years
20001995199019841980197419721967

Current government

Who governs Manipur today

Full CM history →
Yumnam Khemchand Singh
Chief Minister of Manipur
Yumnam Khemchand SinghBJP

In office since 4 Feb 2026 · 7 months

Yumnam Khemchand Singh (born 1 March 1963) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Manipur since 4 February 2026. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has represented the Singjamei constituency in the Manipur Legislative Assembly since 2017. He served as a cabinet minister in the second Biren Singh ministry from March 2022 to February 2025, and was the speaker of the Manipur assembly from 2017 to 2022.

Current seats
60
in the present Manipur assembly
Elections contested
13
Leading party, 2022
BJP
32 of 60 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Manipur.

2022vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Manipur

Party2022201720122007200220001995199019841980197419721967
INC528423020112224300131716
IND31010013021195199
BJP322100461000000
MPP00052418904000
Others201018153438162193742245
Total seats60606060606060546060606030

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Manipur

0122435471967197219741980198419901995200020022007201220172022INCINDBJPMPP
  • INC
  • IND
  • BJP
  • MPP

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Manipur

0%14%27%41%55%1967197219741980198419901995200020022007201220172022INCINDBJPMPP
  • INC
  • IND
  • BJP
  • MPP

Constituency performance

From the 60 results in Manipur, 2022

Best performance
CHANDEL
SS. Olish, 79.06% share
Closest contest
WABGAI
won by 50 (0.17%)
Biggest victory
CHANDEL
won by 27,341 (58.32%)
Lowest turnout
TIPAIMUKH
69.18%

Seat change & vote share

Manipur, 2022

60SEATS
  • Retained25 (42%)
  • Changed hands35 (58%)

25 constituencies were won by the same party as 2017; 35 changed hands.

Vote share by party
BJP37.83%
NPP17.29%
INC16.83%
JD(U)10.77%
NPF8.09%
IND5.08%
RPIA1.37%
KPA1.01%

Result by election

2022Full result →60 seats
BJP 32NPP 7JD(U) 6NPF 5INC 5
  • BJP32
  • NPP7
  • JD(U)6
  • NPF5
  • INC5
  • IND3
  • KPA2
2017Full result →60 seats
INC 28BJP 21NPF 4NPEP 4
  • INC28
  • BJP21
  • NPF4
  • NPEP4
  • AITC1
  • IND1
  • LJP1
2012Full result →60 seats
INC 42AITC 7MSCP 5NPF 4
  • INC42
  • AITC7
  • MSCP5
  • NPF4
  • NCP1
  • LJP1
2007Full result →60 seats
INC 30IND 10NCP 5MPP 5CPI 4
  • INC30
  • IND10
  • NCP5
  • MPP5
  • CPI4
  • RJD3
  • NPP3
2002Full result →60 seats
INC 20FPM 13MSCP 7CPI 5BJP 4
  • INC20
  • FPM13
  • MSCP7
  • CPI5
  • BJP4
  • NCP3
  • SAP3
  • DRPP2
  • MPP2
  • MNC1
2000Full result →60 seats
MSCP 23INC 11FPM 6BJP 6NCP 5MPP 4
  • MSCP23
  • INC11
  • FPM6
  • BJP6
  • NCP5
  • MPP4
  • RJD1
  • SAP1
  • JD(S)1
  • IND1
  • JD(U)1
1995Full result →60 seats
INC 22MPP 18JD 7
  • INC22
  • MPP18
  • JD7
  • IND3
  • SAP2
  • FPM2
  • NPP2
  • CPI2
  • BJP1
  • ICS1
1990Full result →54 seats
INC 24JD 11MPP 9ICSSCS 4
  • INC24
  • JD11
  • MPP9
  • ICSSCS4
  • CPI3
  • KNA2
  • NPP1
1984Full result →60 seats
INC 30IND 21JNP 4
  • INC30
  • IND21
  • JNP4
  • MRP3
  • CPI1
  • KNA1
1980Full result →60 seats
IND 19INC(I) 13JNP 10INC(U) 6CPI 5MPP 4
  • IND19
  • INC(I)13
  • JNP10
  • INC(U)6
  • CPI5
  • MPP4
  • KNA2
  • CPM1
1974Full result →60 seats
MRP 20INC 13MHU 12CPI 6IND 5
  • MRP20
  • INC13
  • MHU12
  • CPI6
  • IND5
  • KNA2
  • SOP2
1972Full result →60 seats
IND 19INC 17MRP 15CPI 5
  • IND19
  • INC17
  • MRP15
  • CPI5
  • SOP3
  • NCO1
1967Full result →30 seats
INC 16IND 9SSP 4
  • INC16
  • IND9
  • SSP4
  • CPI1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Manipur, most recent first

Full history →
Yumnam Khemchand Singh
BJPIncumbent
2026–present
N. Biren Singh
BJP
2017–2025
Okram Ibobi Singh
INC
2002–2017
Radhabinod Koijam
SAP
2001–2001

Assembly constituencies

60 current, 139 under former boundaries · showing 101–150 of 199

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
17KEISAMTHONGformer boundaryGEN21972
17LAMSANGformer boundaryGEN82007
18KHANGABOKformer boundaryGEN11967
18KONTHOUJAMformer boundaryGEN82007
18MALOM HIYANGHANGformer boundaryGEN11972
19PATSOIformer boundaryGEN82007
19URIPOKformer boundaryGEN11972
20HIYANGLAM SUGNOOformer boundaryGEN11967
20LANGTHABALformer boundaryGEN72007
20THANGMEIBANDformer boundaryGEN11972
21LAMSANGformer boundaryGEN11972
21NAORIYA PAKANGLAKPAformer boundaryGEN11974
21NAORIYA PAKHANGLAKPAformer boundaryGEN62007
22PHUNGYAR PHAISHAformer boundaryST11967
22SEKMAIformer boundarySC11972
22WANGOIformer boundaryGEN82007
23KONTHOUJAMformer boundaryGEN21972
23MAYANG IMPHALformer boundaryGEN82007
24MAO EASTformer boundaryST11967
24NAMBOLformer boundaryGEN72007
24NANBOLformer boundaryGEN11974
24PATSOIformer boundaryGEN11972
25MAO WESTformer boundaryST11967
25NAMBOLformer boundaryGEN11972
25OINAMformer boundaryGEN82007
26BISHENPURformer boundaryGEN82007
26OINAMformer boundaryGEN11972
27BISHENPURformer boundaryGEN21972
27MOIRANGformer boundaryGEN82007
28THANGAformer boundaryGEN82007
28THANGAformer boundaryGEN21972
29KUMBIformer boundaryGEN11972
29KUMBIformer boundaryGEN82007
30LILONGformer boundaryGEN82007
30MOIRANGformer boundaryGEN11972
31LILONGformer boundaryGEN21972
31THOUBALformer boundaryGEN82007
32KHEKMANformer boundaryGEN11972
32WANGKHEMformer boundaryGEN82007
33HEIROKformer boundaryGEN82007
33THOUBALformer boundaryGEN21972
34ATHOKPAMformer boundaryGEN11972
34WANGJING TENTHAformer boundaryGEN82007
35KHANGABOformer boundaryGEN62002
35KHANGABOKformer boundaryGEN22007
35KHANGABOXformer boundaryGEN11972
36HEIPOKformer boundaryGEN11972
36WABGAIformer boundaryGEN82007
37KAKCHINGformer boundarySC82007
37WANGJING TENTHAformer boundaryGEN11972

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.

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