Professor from JNU elected MP from Manipur seat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Professor from JNU elected MP from Manipur seat

Hindustan Times  

A Jawaharlal Nehru University professor is among the two Congress MPs who won the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur. In the inner Manipur constituency seat, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, 56, defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s T Basanta Kumar Singh, who is also the state education minister in the Biren Singh government. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam won in the Meitei-dominated Inner Manipur constituency. Akoijam won with a margin of 109,801 votes, a significant feat as he won in the Meitei-dominated Inner Manipur constituency. The Inner Manipur constituency mainly comprises Meitei-dominated valley districts while tribals are a majority in the Outer Manipur districts.

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Interview with Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam. He asks central government why Manipur being allowed to go ‘Afghanistan way’
3 months ago

Interview with Congress MP A. Bimol Akoijam. He asks central government why Manipur being allowed to go ‘Afghanistan way’

The Hindu  

Amid the lingering crisis in Manipur, Congress MP A Bimol Akoijam raises pointed questions over the Centre's "inaction", suggesting that such a situation would not have been left unaddressed if it happened in States such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In an interview with PTI Videos, Mr. Akoijam vehemently criticised the Centre’s handling of the situation in Manipur, asking why …

Manipur Naga body prescribes social boycott of Congress MP-elect, 2 others
6 months, 1 week ago

Manipur Naga body prescribes social boycott of Congress MP-elect, 2 others

The Hindu  

An apex body of the Nagas in Manipur has prescribed a seven-year social boycott of Congress MP-elect Alfred Kanngam S. Arthur and two others, who contested the Lok Sabha election from the Outer Manipur constituency as independents. Mr. Arthur bagged the Outer Manipur seat by defeating Kachui Timothy Zimik of the Naga People’s Front 85,418 votes. In a public notification …

Clear message that Manipur, its people cannot be taken for granted: JNU professor Bimol Akoijam after results
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Clear message that Manipur, its people cannot be taken for granted: JNU professor Bimol Akoijam after results

The Hindu  

Hours after posting a decisive victory in the Inner Manipur constituency in what was his first foray into electoral politics, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor A. Bimol Akoijam told The Hindu on June 5 that this was a “victory of the people of the State”. For the internally displaced Mr. Akoijam said that his first priority was to figure out how …

Congress wins 2 Manipur Lok Sabha seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress wins 2 Manipur Lok Sabha seats

India Today  

The Congress secured decisive victories in both the Inner and Outer Manipur constituencies in the 2024 Lok Sabha election results declared on Tuesday. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and Alfred Kan-Ngam Arthur emerged victorious in the Inner and Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituencies, respectively. Arthur's victory in Outer Manipur marks him as the third Tangkhul Naga to win a Lok Sabha election, following …

Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats

Hindustan Times  

The opposition Indian National Congress won both parliamentary seats in the restive northeastern state of Manipur, defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally, the Naga People’s Front, amid ongoing ethnic violence. Strife-torn Manipur slips away from BJP, Cong bags both seats In the Inner Manipur constituency, Congress candidate Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, defeated …

Election results 2024: Congress emerges victorious as Manipur votes out BJP and ally
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024: Congress emerges victorious as Manipur votes out BJP and ally

The Hindu  

The people of Manipur voted out the BJP and its ally, the Naga People’s Front, from the Inner and Outer Manipur constituencies, respectively, leading to comfortable victories for the Congress candidates in these seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which was held in the backdrop of the ongoing ethnic conflict between the Valley-based Meiteis and Hills-based Scheduled Tribe Kuki-Zo …

Congress leading in both seats in Manipur
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress leading in both seats in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Even as the counting of votes is underway, the Congress party is leading in both seats of Manipur. In Inner Manipur, Indian National Congress candidate Bimol Akoijam was leading against the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate T Basanta Kumar Singh by 78,947 votes, as per the latest data on the Election Commission of India website. Congress’ Alfred Kanngum Arthur …

Nagaur Election Results 2024: RLP's Hanuman Beniwal leads
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nagaur Election Results 2024: RLP's Hanuman Beniwal leads

India TV News  

Nagaur Election Results 2024: Nagaur is one of the most important constituencies among 25 parliamentary seats. In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party fielded Jyoti Mirdha against the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 's Hanuman Beniwal. Nagaur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voter turnout As per the Election Commission of India website, the total voter turnout in Nagaur Lok Sabha …

Re-polling in Manipur records 81.61% voter turnout
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Re-polling in Manipur records 81.61% voter turnout

Hindustan Times  

The re-polling at six polling stations in the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency following the Election Commission of India’s directive passed off peacefully amidst tight security on Tuesday with 81.61 percent turnout, officials said. Voting could not be completed across 13 assembly constituencies in the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency during the second phase polling on April 26. The six polling stations …

Repolling peaceful in Manipur; records 81.64% voter turnout
8 months ago

Repolling peaceful in Manipur; records 81.64% voter turnout

The Hindu  

Eleven polling stations in Manipur’s valley area of the Inner Manipur constituency completed repolling on Monday evening, recording a voter turnout of 81.64% as of 5 p.m. These polling stations of the Inner Manipur constituency had voted on April 19 in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election but the Election Commission of India had called for a repoll …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Full list of AAP candidates and their constituencies

The Hindu  

A party that formed in 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal following the anti-corruption movement, the AAP has grown rapidly to capture power in Punjab and Delhi. While the AAP has entered into a pre-poll alliance with the Congress, it is going solo in Punjab and contesting in four seats in Delhi, two in Gujarat and one in Haryana. Contesting in all …

Violence-Hit Outer Manipur Lok Sabha Seat To Vote In 2 Phases, First Phase Today
8 months ago

Violence-Hit Outer Manipur Lok Sabha Seat To Vote In 2 Phases, First Phase Today

ABP News  

Violence-hit Manipur is going to polls on Friday. The state has two Lok Sabha seats — Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur. However, electors of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency will cast their votes on two days. The Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat, currently held by Lorho Pfoze of the NPF, covers 28 assembly constituencies. The candidates in the fray …

Watch | A Kuki-Zo dilemma as Outer Manipur goes to polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | A Kuki-Zo dilemma as Outer Manipur goes to polls

The Hindu  

In this episode, we discuss the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency. In the first general elections, when the Congress swept through the country, Outer Manipur was one among 12 seats that elected a socialist candidate. We are joined by senior reporter Abhinay Lakshman, who has been closely following the Manipur conflict, to discuss the peculiarities and the electoral impact of …

Nagaur Lok Sabha Election 2024: I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate Hanuman Beniwal takes on BJP's Jyoti Mirdha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nagaur Lok Sabha Election 2024: I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate Hanuman Beniwal takes on BJP's Jyoti Mirdha

India TV News  

Nagaur Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nagaur is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan. Jyoti Mirdha Vs Hanuman Beniwal The Lok Sabha elections in Nagaur will once again see a contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party's Jyoti Mirdha and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party's Hanuman Beniwal. In the 2019 general elections, Beniwal had won the seat by defeating the then Congress …

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP Fields State Education Minister Basanta Kumar Singh in Violence-hit Manipur
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls: BJP Fields State Education Minister Basanta Kumar Singh in Violence-hit Manipur

News 18  

Days after the BJP said it will be supporting the NDA candidate for the Outer Manipur seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party on Tuesday declared its candidate for Inner Manipur. For the other seat in the state, the BJP has decided to field Th Basanta Kumar Singh, replacing sitting MP and union minister Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. …

Manipur education minister to contest LS polls as BJP candidate
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Manipur education minister to contest LS polls as BJP candidate

Deccan Chronicle  

Imphal, Mar 26 The BJP on Tuesday nominated Manipur Education Minister Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh from the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat, dropping sitting MP and Union minister Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. The chief minister also thanked the central leaders for "choosing the right person to contest the Inner Manipur elections at such an important time". BJP candidate Thounaojam Basantakumar Singh is …

Refrain from contesting Lok Sabha election, Manipur’s Kuki-Zo tribals urged
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Refrain from contesting Lok Sabha election, Manipur’s Kuki-Zo tribals urged

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A tribal forum in ethnic strife-torn Manipur has urged the Kuki-Zo people to exercise their franchise but refrain from contesting in the Lok Sabha election in April. “The ITLF Presidential Council, in consultation with its constituent member-tribes, has agreed that no member from the Kuki-Zo community should file nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, considering the plight that …

Will win Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin: Biren Singh
9 months ago

Will win Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat by a huge margin: Biren Singh

The Hindu  

Asserting that the BJP has “opened the eyes of people” of the northeast, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Sunday said the saffron party would win the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat by a massive margin. The State has two Lok Sabha seats — Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur. Earlier, the BJP had said it would support its ally, …

BJP announces support to candidates of three regional parties in Northeast
9 months ago

BJP announces support to candidates of three regional parties in Northeast

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced support to candidates of three regional parties in the Northeast for the ensuing Parliamentary polls slated to start from April 19. BJP national spokesperson and coordinator of Northeast, Sambit Patra, in a press statement, issued on Friday, said that the party would support the Naga People’s Front candidate in the Outer Manipur constituency, National …

BJP-led Alliance To Sweep Assam In Lok Sabha Polls, Claims CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP-led Alliance To Sweep Assam In Lok Sabha Polls, Claims CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will secure 13 out of 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam in the upcoming general elections. But we will focus on four Assembly seats under Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency, where we have the chance to win.” Sarma’s statement holds particular significance as, until recently, the Assam …

Manipur’s titular king Leishemba Sanajaoba expresses concern over ‘decreasing’ population of Meiteis
2 years, 6 months ago

Manipur’s titular king Leishemba Sanajaoba expresses concern over ‘decreasing’ population of Meiteis

The Hindu  

The lone Rajya Sabha MP from Manipur Leishemba Sanajaoba, who is also the titular king, has expressed serious concern over the decreasing population of the “majority” Meiteis, the non-tribal Manipuris. Keishing was the longest-serving chief minister before Congress leader Okram Ibobi became the first and only chief minister who could complete three consecutive terms”. If the delimitation is carried out …

Manipur Assembly election results: Decisive mandate for the BJP
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Assembly election results: Decisive mandate for the BJP

The Hindu  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has retained power in Manipur for a second consecutive term by securing a simple majority in the recently concluded Assembly election. The Janata Dal, the BJP’s coalition partner in the Bihar government headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, sprang a surprise by winning six seats to finish third after the NPP, which won seven. The …

Biren Singh Led BJP to Manipur Mandate, Now He May Be Part of A Triangular Contest for CM's Chair
2 years, 9 months ago

Biren Singh Led BJP to Manipur Mandate, Now He May Be Part of A Triangular Contest for CM's Chair

News 18  

The elections are over, the results are out, but one battle is still raging in Manipur. Before going into the elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had not officially nominated incumbent chief minister N Biren Singh as its choice. During the election campaigning, BJP president JP Nadda had said at least twice that Manipur had developed under the able leadership …

All States Final Election Results: How many seats won by which party in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, know in just one click
2 years, 9 months ago

All States Final Election Results: How many seats won by which party in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, know in just one click

ABP News  

Assembly Election Result 2022: The BJP has created history after its sweeping victory in Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state. Meanwhile, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party made a landslide victory in Punjab with a three-fourth majority. The Aam Aadmi Party has made a significant presence at a national level in the opposition camp ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha …

Manipur election results 2022: BJP returns for a second stint, Congress reduced to 5 seats
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur election results 2022: BJP returns for a second stint, Congress reduced to 5 seats

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party bucked anti-incumbency to return for a second consecutive term in power in the northeastern state of Manipur on Thursday. The party was down 17 seats from the previous polls following defections, though former three-time chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his son O Surjakumar managed to pull off victories from Thoubal and Khangabo constituencies respectively. READ …

Manipur Result 2022: BJP Touches Magic Number of 31 Seats, Congress Slips to 4th Place
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Result 2022: BJP Touches Magic Number of 31 Seats, Congress Slips to 4th Place

News 18  

Manipur Election Results 2022 Updates: The ruling BJP coalition is all set to return to power in the insurgency-hit state of Manipur, as it bagged 31 seats, as per the latest ECI data. Prominent candidates in the fray are Chief Minister and BJP nominee N Biren Singh, Assembly Speaker Y Khemchand Singh, Deputy Chief Minister and NPP candidate Yumnam Joykumar …

BJP gets majority in Manipur, wins 32 seats
2 years, 9 months ago

BJP gets majority in Manipur, wins 32 seats

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has retained power in Manipur by becoming the second party after the Congress to get majority in the State’s 60-member Assembly. The BJP won 32 seats, one more than the simple majority mark, while the Congress had bagged 42 in 2012 But the former’s performance has virtually bulldozed the latter, which ended up with five seats, …

Manipur Elections 2022 Winners List: Candidates Who Won As BJP Set to Return to Power
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Elections 2022 Winners List: Candidates Who Won As BJP Set to Return to Power

News 18  

The ruling BJP coalition is all set to return to power in the insurgency-hit state of Manipur, as it bagged 31 seats, as per the latest ECI data. Chief Minister N Biren Singh defeated his nearest Congress rival, P Saratchandra Singh, by 18,271 votes in the Heingang seat. Here is a list of candidates constituency-wise. Thounaojam Shyamkumar – Andro – …

Manipur Assembly polls | Biren Singh rules out alliance with NPP
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Assembly polls | Biren Singh rules out alliance with NPP

The Hindu  

Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh ruled out any alliance with the National People’s Party headed by his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K. Sangma but said he was open to tying up with like–minded parties even if the Bharatiya Janata Party wins majority. By like–minded parties, he indicated the Naga People’s Front, an ally in the current government he heads and …

Manipur Election Results: Journalist-turned-politician N Biren Singh leads BJP to victory for second time in a row
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Election Results: Journalist-turned-politician N Biren Singh leads BJP to victory for second time in a row

Firstpost  

The 61-year-old has been widely credited for bringing peace and bridging the divide between the people of the valley and the hills, in the insurgency-hit state during his tenure as chief minister in the last five years Imphal: Exactly 20 years after he joined politics, Nongthombam Biren Singh, the former footballer and journalist-turned chief minister of Manipur, has led BJP …

Manipur Election Results 2022: Chief Minister N Biren Singh Registers Landslide Victory From Heingang Seat
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Election Results 2022: Chief Minister N Biren Singh Registers Landslide Victory From Heingang Seat

News 18  

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has defeated Congress candidate P Sharatchandra in Heingang after receiving 24,814 votes while the latter managed to secure only 6,543 votes after seven rounds of counting. But Singh resigned from the Manipur Legislative Assembly and the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee in October 2016, following a revolt against Manipur’s then chief minister Okram lbobi Singh. …

Thoubal Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Okram Ibobi Singh of INC Wins
2 years, 9 months ago

Thoubal Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Okram Ibobi Singh of INC Wins

News 18  

Live election results updates of Thoubal seat in Manipur. A total of 4 candidates are contesting from this constituency in the 2022 Manipur Assembly elections: Okram Ibobi Singh, Leitanthem Basanta Singh, Irom Chaoba Singh, Konsam Michael Singh. PAST WINNERS / MLAs: In the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, Okram Ibobi Singh of INC won in this seat defeating Leitanthem Basanta Singh …

Moirang Manipur Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Thongam Shanti Singh of NPP Wins
2 years, 9 months ago

Moirang Manipur Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Thongam Shanti Singh of NPP Wins

News 18  

Live election results updates of Moirang seat in Manipur. A total of 3 candidates are contesting from this constituency in the 2022 Manipur Assembly elections: Thongam Shanti Singh, Pukhrem Saratchandra Singh, Mairembam Prithviraj Singh. PAST WINNERS / MLAs: In the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, Pukhrem Saratchandra Singh of BJP won in this seat defeating Mairembam Prithviraj Singh of INC by …

Bishnupur Manipur Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates : Konthuoujam Govindas Singh of BJP Wins
2 years, 9 months ago

Bishnupur Manipur Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates : Konthuoujam Govindas Singh of BJP Wins

News 18  

Live election results updates of Bishnupur seat in Manipur. A total of 3 candidates are contesting from this constituency in the 2022 Manipur Assembly elections: Konthoujam Govindas Singh, Ningthoujam Joykishore Singh, Oinam Nabakishore Singh. PAST WINNERS / MLAs: In the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, Konthoujam Govindas Singh of INC won in this seat defeating Konthoujam Krishna Kumar of BJP by …

Nambol Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh of BJP Wins
2 years, 9 months ago

Nambol Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh of BJP Wins

News 18  

Live election results updates of Nambol seat in Manipur. A total of 2 candidates are contesting from this constituency in the 2022 Manipur Assembly elections: Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, Nameirakpam Loken Singh. PAST WINNERS / MLAs: In the 2017 Manipur Assembly elections, Nameirakpam Loken Singh of INC won in this seat defeating Thounaojam Chaoba of BJP by a margin of …

CM Manipur election results 2022 live updates | CM N. Biren wins Heingang seat by over 18,000 votes
2 years, 9 months ago

CM Manipur election results 2022 live updates | CM N. Biren wins Heingang seat by over 18,000 votes

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has retained power in Manipur by becoming the second party after the Congress to get majority in the State’s 60-member Assembly. -- Rahul Karmakar 4.25 p.m. Former CM Ibobi Singh retains seat Former Manipur Chief Ministger Okram Ibobi Singh retains his pet Thoubal seat defeating Leitanthem Basanta of BJP by 2,543 votes; margin against same candidate …

Manipur election results 2022 highlights: BJP wins 32 seats, Cong settles with 5
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur election results 2022 highlights: BJP wins 32 seats, Cong settles with 5

Hindustan Times  

Manipur Election Result 2022 Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party set for a clear majority as the ELction Commission of India is counting votes for 60 assembly constituencies in Manipur. For the ruling-Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur is a critical state that the party is fighting to maintain its hold in the northeast region. Manipur held voting for the assembly elections …

Manipur Election Results 2022: Ahead Of Counting, Let's Look At Key Candidates In Fray
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Election Results 2022: Ahead Of Counting, Let's Look At Key Candidates In Fray

ABP News  

Manipur Election Results 2022 Key Candidates: The fate of 60 constituencies of Manipur will be decided today as the counting of votes begins at 8 AM. Nongthombam Biren Singh | BJP Biren Singh is the current CM of Manipur who won against Congress’ three-time CM Okram Ibobi Singh in 2017. Okram Ibobi Singh | Congress The former CM of Manipur, …

Manipur Assembly Election Phase 2: Two killed in poll violence in Senapati and Thoubal districts; 76% turnout recorded
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur Assembly Election Phase 2: Two killed in poll violence in Senapati and Thoubal districts; 76% turnout recorded

Firstpost  

A tribal was gunned down and another seriously injured when security personnel allegedly opened fire at a school in the Karong constituency in Senapati Manipur recorded 76.04 per cent voter turnout on Saturday in the final phase of Assembly election across 22 constituencies, amid stray incidents of violence which led to the death of two people during altercations in Thoubal …

Manipur polls: 78 pc voting in Phase-1 amid sporadic violence
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur polls: 78 pc voting in Phase-1 amid sporadic violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Amid reports of sporadic incidents of violence, more than 78 per cent voters came out to exercise their franchise in the first phase of the Assembly polls in Manipur on Monday. There were reports of poll violence in Heingang, the constituency of chief minister N. Biren Singh, where Congress accused the ruling BJP of resorting to rigging the polls. …

Manipur elections 2022: Incidents of violence, EVM damage reported from various parts
2 years, 9 months ago

Manipur elections 2022: Incidents of violence, EVM damage reported from various parts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 38 assembly constituencies in the first phase of Manipur assembly polls on Monday even as 27.34 per cent of around 12.09 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11 AM, election officials said. Alleged Congress workers vandalised a BJP polling booth in Kakwa area in Langthabal constituency in Imphal West district, while …

Ground Report: In Manipur, BJP Lines Up Big Leaders for Campaigning, Confident of Win
2 years, 10 months ago

Ground Report: In Manipur, BJP Lines Up Big Leaders for Campaigning, Confident of Win

News 18  

Posters, banners, hectic political activity – the election buzz is palpable in Imphal, as the state of Manipur goes to polls on February 28 and March 5. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaigning material promises more development – ‘Hanna Hanna BJP, Henna Henna Chaokhatpa. The posters bear photographs of PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, BJP state president Sharda Devi …

Manipur Assembly election 2022 | CM Biren Singh files nomination from Heingang constituency
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur Assembly election 2022 | CM Biren Singh files nomination from Heingang constituency

The Hindu  

Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on Saturday filed his nomination as the BJP candidate from Heingang constituency for the two-phase Assembly election to be held on February 27 and March 3. The Chief Minister was accompanied by State BJP president A. Sharda Devi and his supporters to the office of the returning officer in Imphal East district. “Best wishes …

Manipur polls: Ex-BJP lawmaker among Congress candidates
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur polls: Ex-BJP lawmaker among Congress candidates

Hindustan Times  

IMPHAL: Opposition Congress named former Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh as a candidate for Manipur assembly elections as it released its second list of 10 candidates late on Tuesday. HT Image Singh, whom BJP denied a ticket for the elections and nominated a former Congress legislator in his place, has been fielded from Moirang in the Bishnupur district …

Manipur polls: NPP, JD(U), Shiv Sena declare candidate lists
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur polls: NPP, JD(U), Shiv Sena declare candidate lists

Hindustan Times  

IMPHAL: After announcing its first list of 20 candidates a week ago, the National People’s Party, a coalition partner in the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government in Manipur on Tuesday announced its second list of 13 candidates for the upcoming Manipur assembly elections on February 27 and March 3. The first phase of elections in Manipur will be held across …

Manipur BJP MLA, two other leaders join Congress ahead of assembly polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur BJP MLA, two other leaders join Congress ahead of assembly polls

India Today  

BJP MLA P Saratchandra on Monday joined the Congress, a day after he quit the saffron camp, having failed to secure a ticket for Manipur assembly polls. READ: Congress appoints Ratankumar Singh as working president of Manipur unit He was apparently referring to M Prithivraj, who switched over from the Congress to the BJP last year, and has been given …

Ex-IAS Officers, Sportspersons, Doctors Among BJP Candidates for Manipur; Winnability Key Factor
2 years, 10 months ago

Ex-IAS Officers, Sportspersons, Doctors Among BJP Candidates for Manipur; Winnability Key Factor

News 18  

Tension was palpable in the BJP office in Manipur ahead of the announcement of candidates for the state assembly election on February 27. The BJP has fielded retired IAS officers Dinganglung Gammei from Nungba, Y Surchandra Singh from Kakching and Raghumani Singh from Uripok. In an important move, the BJP dropped senior MLA Irabot Singh and instead fielded former Congress …

Manipur Elections 2022: BJP releases names of all 60 candidates, CM Biren Singh to contest from Heingang
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur Elections 2022: BJP releases names of all 60 candidates, CM Biren Singh to contest from Heingang

India TV News  

BJP which is seeking its second term in office in Manipur has announced tickets for candidates for all 60 assembly seats. The party which had given Manipur its first woman president namely Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi has fielded three women candidates, namely Soraisam Kebi Devi, SS Olish and Nemcha Kipgen. So, in return, the people of Manipur have now decided that …

Manipur Assembly elections: Multi-cornered contest
2 years, 10 months ago

Manipur Assembly elections: Multi-cornered contest

The Hindu  

In 2017, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the second largest party in Manipur. The Congress was the single largest party with 28 seats, but the BJP managed to form the government with the support of the Naga People’s Front and the National People’s Party. N. Biren Singh, a former Congress veteran who had presided over the BJP’s impressive election …

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