2002 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in February 2002, to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Okram Ibobi Singh was appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.[1] The Indian National Congress didn't have a majority of seats on its own and joined the Secular Proggresive Front alliance, along with the Communist Party of India, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Manipur State Congress Party.[2]
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All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,472,919 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 90.38% | ||||||||||||||||||
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After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election.[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 345,660 | 26.18 | 20 | +9 | |
| Federal Party of Manipur | 239,444 | 18.14 | 13 | +7 | |
| Manipur State Congress Party | 163,758 | 12.40 | 7 | –16 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 126,044 | 9.55 | 4 | –2 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 124,583 | 9.44 | 3 | –2 | |
| Samata Party | 109,912 | 8.33 | 3 | +2 | |
| Communist Party of India | 58,102 | 4.40 | 5 | +5 | |
| Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party | 51,916 | 3.93 | 2 | +2 | |
| Manipur National Conference | 53,146 | 4.03 | 1 | New | |
| Manipur Peoples Party | 40,006 | 3.03 | 2 | –2 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 2,070 | 0.16 | 0 | –1 | |
| Naga National Party | 630 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 340 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 166 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Lok Shakti | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 4,343 | 0.33 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 1,320,165 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,320,165 | 99.23 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,294 | 0.77 | |||
| Total votes | 1,330,459 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,472,919 | 90.33 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected Members
References
- Iboyaima Laithangbam (18 July 2012). "Wahengbam Nipamacha passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- "A Retrospect Second Secular Progressive Front Government Led by Shri O Ibobi Singh". www.e-pao.net.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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