By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.[1][2]
Background
Thirteen seats of the Manipur Legislative Assembly fell vacant after disqualification and mass resignation of Congress MLAs[3][4] after which thirteen seats fell vacant.[5]
On 10 November 2020, the election of one of these disqualified MLAs (Yengkhom Surchandra Singh, from the 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.[6]
Schedule
The first phase of the by-elections for 5 constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has been announced.[7][8]
| Event | Date[9][7] | 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
| S.No | Assembly Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Poll On | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||||
| 1 | 22 | Wangoi | Oinam Lukhoi Singh | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10,960 | Khuraijam Loken Singh | National People's Party | 10,703 | 257 | 7 November 2020 | |
| 2 | 30 | Lilong | Y. Antas Khan | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Independent | 17,106 | Mohd. Abdul Nasir | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Independent | 14,028 | 3,078 | |
| 3 | 34 | Wangjing Tentha | Paonam Brojen Singh | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15,147 | Moirangthem Hemanta Singh | Indian National Congress | 13,587 | 1,560 | ||
| 4 | 51 | Saitu | Ngamthang Haokip | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24,549 | Lamtinthang Haokip | Indian National Congress | 12,292 | 12,257 | |||
| 5 | 60 | Singhat | Ginsuanhau Zou | bgcolor="Template:Party color"| | Bharatiya Janata Party | Uncontested | ||||||
See also
References
- ↑ Manipur CM Biren launches campaign for Nov. bypoll. The Hindu(2020-09-10). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ↑ NPP Chief sets the tone for upcoming by-elections in Manipur, Rashir, Princess Giri. EastMojo(13 September 2020). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ↑ Hours after BJP wins trust vote in Manipur, six Congress legislators quit party. Deccan Chronicle(2020-08-11). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ↑ Manipur Speaker accepts 5 Congress MLAs' resignation. The Hindu(2020-08-11). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ↑ Manipur speaker accepts resignation of one more Congress MLA, 13 seats vacant. The News Mill(2020-08-14). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ↑ Manipur: BJP's M Rameshwor Singh is new MLA of Kakching AC. EastMojo(2020-11-05).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Manipur: Two Assembly seats to go for by-poll on November 7. The Indian Express(2020-09-29). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ↑ Schedule for bye-elections Template:Sic to fill casual vacancies in Legislative Assembly of Manipur – Regarding.. Election Commission of India(2020-10-05).
- ↑ Bypolls to 56 Assembly constituencies, 1 Lok Sabha seat on November 3, 7. The Hindu(2020-09-29). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
