Wangkhei
Constituency No. 15 for the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateManipur
DistrictImphal East
LS constituencyInner Manipur
Established1967[1]
Total electors37,235[2]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
12th Manipur Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Thangjam Arunkumar
PartyJanata Dal (United)
Elected year2022

Wangkhei is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.[3]

It is part of Imphal East district.

Birth and extent of the constituency

Wangkhei was created for the first legislative assembly election in Manipur, in 1967.[1] As of the latest delimitation in 2007, it comprises Ward Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 26 in Imphal municipality.[4]

Wangkhei is the 15th among 60 assembly constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 50 parts namely: 1 - Mantri Pukhri West (A), 2 - Mantri Pukhri West (B), 3 - Mantri Pukhri East (A), 4 - Mantri Pukhri East (B), 5 - Chingmeirong Nongchup(A), 6 - Chingmeirong Nongchup(B), 7 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (A), 8 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (B), 9 - Chingmeirong Nongpok(B-1), 10 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (C), 11 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (A), 12 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (B), 13 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (C), 14 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (D), 15 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (E), 16 - Golapati (North), 17 - Golapati (South), 18 - Nongpok Ingkhol (C), 19 - Nongpok Ingkhol (D), 20 - Nongpok Ingkhol (A), 21 - Nongpok Ingkhol (B), 22 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai, 23 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (E), 24 - Nongpok Ingkhol(F-2), 25 - New Chekon (A), 26 - New Chekon (B), 27 - Hafiz Hatta, 28 - Konjeng Poila Leikai, 29 - Telipati (A), 30 - Telipati (B), 31 - Khurai Thoudam Leikai (A), 32 - Khurai Thoudam Leikai (B), 33 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (A), 34 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (B), 35 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (C), 36 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (D), 37 - Khurai Ahongei Leikai (A), 38 - Khurai Ahongei Leikai, 39 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (A), 40 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (B), 41 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (C), 42 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (D), 43 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (A), 44 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (A-1), 45 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (B), 46 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (B-1), 47 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (C), 48 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (D), 49 - Wangkhei Angom Leikai (A), and 50 - Wangkhei Angom Leikai (B).[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
1980 Yumkham Erabot Singh Janata Party
1984 Indian National Congress
1990 Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh Manipur Peoples Party
1995 Yumkham Erabot Singh Indian National Congress
2000 Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2002 Yumkham Erabot Singh Manipur State Congress Party
2007 Indian National Congress
2012
2017 Okram Henry Singh[6][lower-alpha 1]
Yumkham Erabot Singh[7] Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 Thangjam Arunkumar[8] Janata Dal (United)
  1. ↑ Okram Henry Singh's election was declared null and void by the High Court of Manipur.[7]

Election results

2017

Okram Henry Singh was declared as the winner in 2017, but on 15 April 2021, the Manipur High Court declared the election result as null and void. It also declared that Yumkham Erabot Singh was the MLA of the Wangkhei constituency.[7]

Manipur Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Wangkhei[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Okram Henry Singh 16,753
BJP Yumkham Erabot Singh 12,417
AITC Rajkumar Priyobarta Singh 341
NOTA None of the Above 149
Majority 4,336 14.62
Turnout 29,660 84.95
Registered electors 34,914

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Manipur General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. "Report - General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019" (PDF). ceomanipur.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur (January 2023). "Electoral Roll SSR 2023".
  6. 1 2 "Manipur General Legislative Election 2017 - Manipur - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "High Court annuls Okram Henry election, declares Y Erabot Wangkhei MLA". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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