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By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laithangbam|first=Iboyaima|date=2020-09-10|title=Manipur CM Biren launches campaign for Nov. bypoll|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/manipur-cm-biren-launches-campaign-for-nov-bypoll/article32567912.ece|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rashir|first=Princess Giri|title=NPP Chief sets the tone for upcoming by-elections in Manipur|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/meghalaya/2020/09/13/npp-chief-sets-the-tone-for-upcoming-by-elections-in-manipur|access-date=2020-09-29|website=EastMojo|date=13 September 2020|language=en}}</ref>

==Background==
Thirteen seats of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] fell vacant after disqualification and mass resignation of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MLAs<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-11|title=Hours after BJP wins trust vote in Manipur, six Congress legislators quit party|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/110820/hours-after-bjp-wins-trust-vote-in-manipur-six-congress-legislators-q.html|access-date=2020-09-29|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-08-11|title=Manipur Speaker accepts 5 Congress MLAs' resignation|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/six-congress-mlas-in-manipur-resign/article32323281.ece|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> after which thirteen seats fell vacant.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-14|title=Manipur speaker accepts resignation of one more Congress MLA, 13 seats vacant|url=https://thenewsmill.com/manipur-speaker-accepts-resignation-of-one-more-congress-mla-13-seats-vacant/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The News Mill|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126190532/https://thenewsmill.com/manipur-speaker-accepts-resignation-of-one-more-congress-mla-13-seats-vacant/|archive-date=2020-11-26}}</ref>

On 10 November 2020, the election of one of these disqualified MLAs (Yengkhom Surchandra Singh, from the [[Kakching (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kakching constituency]]) was declared null and void by the [[Manipur High Court]]; as a result, the BJP candidate in that election, who had come in second place, replaced Singh as MLA, so that the number of vacant seats went down to 12.<ref>{{cite web |author=Vangamla Salle K S |date=2020-11-05 |website=EastMojo |title=Manipur: BJP's M Rameshwor Singh is new MLA of Kakching AC |url=https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2020/11/05/manipur-bjps-m-rameshwor-singh-is-new-mla-of-kakching-ac |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201223624/https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2020/11/05/manipur-bjps-m-rameshwor-singh-is-new-mla-of-kakching-ac/ |archive-date=2021-12-01 }}</ref>

==Schedule==
The first phase of the by-elections for 5 constituencies of the [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]] has been announced.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=Manipur: Two Assembly seats to go for by-poll on November 7|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/manipur/manipur-two-assembly-seats-to-go-for-by-poll-on-november-7-6636014/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/uploads/monthly_2020_10/1718483881_pn72.PNG.f168606863b2aa542f4ad146bed52e28.PNG |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201223121/https://eci.gov.in/uploads/monthly_2020_10/1718483881_pn72.PNG.f168606863b2aa542f4ad146bed52e28.PNG |archive-date=2021-12-01 |website=[[Election Commission of India]] |title=Schedule for bye-elections {{sic|nolink=y}} to fill casual vacancies in Legislative Assembly of Manipur – Regarding. |date=2020-10-05 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Event'''
!'''Date'''<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-09-29|title=Bypolls to 56 Assembly constituencies, 1 Lok Sabha seat on November 3, 7|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bypolls-to-56-assembly-constituencies-1-lok-sabha-seat-on-november-3-7/article32723044.ece|access-date=2020-09-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
!'''Day'''
|-
| Date for Nominations
| 13 October 2020
| Tuesday
|-
| Last Date for filing Nominations
| 20 October 2020
| Tuesday
|-
| Date for scrutiny of nominations
| 21 October 2020
| Wednesday
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
| 23 October 2020
| Friday
|-
| Date of poll
|'''7 November 2020'''
| Saturday
|-
| Date of counting
| 10 November 2020
| Tuesday
|-
| Date before which the election shall be completed
| 12 November 2020
| Thursday

|}

==Result==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |S.No
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner-up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
! rowspan="2" | Poll On
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
|-
! 1
| 22
| [[Wangoi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wangoi]]
| [[Oinam Lukhoi Singh]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|10,960
| Khuraijam Loken Singh
|bgcolor=#DB7093|
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|10,703
|257
| rowspan=5|7 November 2020
|-
! 2
| 30
| [[Lilong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lilong]]
|[[Y. Antas Khan]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|17,106
|Mohd. Abdul Nasir
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|14,028
|3,078
|-
! 3
| 34
| [[Wangjing Tentha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Wangjing Tentha]]
| [[Paonam Brojen|Paonam Brojen Singh]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|15,147
| Moirangthem Hemanta Singh
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|13,587
|1,560
|-
! 4
| 51
| [[Saitu (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saitu]]
| [[Ngamthang Haokip]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|24,549
|Lamtinthang Haokip
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|12,292
|12,257
|-
! 5
| 60
| [[Singhat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Singhat]]
| |[[Ginsuanhau Zou]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| Align="Center" Colspan =6|'''Uncontested'''
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections]]

==References==
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