Verdict throws up hung Assembly : Congress-28, BJP-21 NPP with 4, NPF with 4, LJP with 1, AITC with 1, Ind with 1 set to be kingmakers, at least 7 big names fall
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, March 11 2017: Bagging 28 seats in the 60-Member Manipur Legislative Assembly, ruling Congress party has emerged as the single largest party.

BJP which is in power at the Centre secured 21 seats.

As such, neither Congress nor BJP nor any political party is in a position to form Government on their own.

While National People's Party (NPP) and Naga People's Front (NPF) bagged four seats each, AITC, LJP and independent won one seat each.

The victorious Congress candidates include Chief Minister Okram Ibobi, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam, Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Th Lokeshwar, MPCC president TN Haokip and Hill Areas Committee Chairman Dr Chaltonlien Amo.

Incumbent Ministers who have been re-elected include AK Mirabai, Ksh Biren, Govindas Konthoujam, DK Korungthang, Ngamthang Haokip.

Verdict throws up hung Assembly

On the other hand, incumbent Ministers who have lost the election to their respective rivals include I Hemochandra, Dr Kh Ratankumar and M Okendro.

Elected BJP candidates include former Minister N Biren, sitting MLA Th Biswajit, Y Khemchand, P Saratchandra, Thokchom Radheshyam, former Minister S Rajen, L Radhakishore, sitting MLA Nemcha Kipgen and Samuel Jendai.

Some of BJP's big guns who have lost the election include Th Chaoba, N Mangi, Y Erabot, Dr Nimaichand Luwang and O Joy.

The elected NPP candidates include former Minister L Jayantakumar and former DGP Y Joykumar while former Minister Phungzathang Tonsing leads the list of losers.

Awangbow Newmai is one of the four elected candidates of NPF.

Ashab Uddin is the lone victorious independent candidate.

The only victorious candidates of AITC and LJP are Tongbram Robindro and Karam Shyam respectively.

Out of 13 Assembly segments located within Imphal West district, BJP won six seats while Congress party was able to secure only 4 .

The two rival parties won similar number of seats in Imphal East district which has 10 Assembly segments in total.

In Bishnupur district which has six Assembly segments, Congress won three seats, one more than BJP.

Congress party fared much better in Thoubal, the home district of Chief Minister O Ibobi.

Out of 10 Assembly segments, Congress won eight while the remaining two went to BJP.

Churachandpur district has six seats and they have been shared between Congress and BJP in equal number.

Interestingly in Ukhrul and Kamjong districts, which have three Assembly segments, none of the sitting MLA could retain their seat with the three ACs sending three new faces to the Assembly.

Two candidates of the Naga People's Front and one candidate of the Congress walked the distance to be elected.

At Phungyar Assembly Constituency, NPF candidate K Leishiyo defeated sitting MLA and Parliamentary Secretary Victor Keishing of the Congress while in Chingai Assembly Constituency NPF candidate Khashim Vashum defeated sitting MLA and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly Preshaw Shimray.

At Ukhrul AC, Congress candidate Alfred Kangam Arthur defeated NPF MLA Samuel Risom.

Altogether there were 148 NOTA votes in the three Assembly segments.

At Tamenglong district which has three ACs, one seat each has been bagged by the Congress, BJP and NPF.

In Tamei AC, NPF candidate Awangbow Nemai, who is also the NPF president Manipur unit, defeated BJP candidate Z Kikhonbou Newmai by a margin of 747 votes while in Tamenglong AC, Samuel Jendai Kamei got the better of NPF candidate Janghemlung Panmei by a margin of 2004 votes.

In Nungba AC, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam won by a margin of 5,147 votes over his nearest rival Adim Pamei of the BJP.

Gaikhangam secured 10,255 votes while Adim Pamei secured 5,108 votes.

At Jiribam Assembly Constituency, Independent candidate Ashabuddin defeated veteran Congress leader and sititng MLA Th Debendra by a margin of 1650 votes.

A shabuddin secured 8189 votes while Debendra got 6539 votes.

NOTA got 389 votes.

In Churachandpur the six Assembly seats were evenly split between the Congress and the BJP but two political heavy weights in the Ibobi led Congress Ministry including a current Minister lost to the BJP.

Sitting Congress MLA from 55-Tipaimukh AC, Dr Chaltonlien Amo retains his seat along with his Congress counterpart in 60- Singngat, Ginsuanhau Zou.

While MPCC president TN Haokip retained his seat from Saikot AC for the fourth time a sitting Cabinet Minister in the last Ministry T Manga Vaiphei lost to former Deputy Speaker TT Haokip from the BJP in Henglep AC.

Veteran politician Phungzathang Tonsing who left the Congress party at the eleventh hour for the NPP also lost to former Cabinet Minister V Hangkhanlian in Churachandpur AC.

Sitting MLA from Thanlon AC, Vungzagin Valte who has also defected to the BJP from the Congress retained his seat as well.

Churachandpur saw heavyweights biting the dust but sees no fresh faces as the two replacements too are well known faces in the State's political circle with both having their share of experience in the previous Assemblies.

LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE .

Sl.No.- AC Name	Candidate Name	Party	Votes
1 - Khundrakpam	Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh	INC	12849
2 - Heingang	Nongthombam Biren Singh	BJP	10439
3 - Khurai	Leishangthem Susindro Meitei	BJP	15005
4 - Kshetrigao	Nahakpam Indrajit Singh	BJP	10411
5 - Thongju	Thongam Biswajit Singh	BJP	16809
6 - Keirao	Lourembam Rameshwor Meetei	BJP	5959
7 - Andro	Thounaojam Shyamkumar	INC	18761
8 - Lamlai	Ksh Biren Singh	INC	12339
9 - Thangmeiband	Khumukcham Joykisan Singh	INC	11596
10 - Uripok	Yumnam Joykumar Singh	NPP	6469
11 - Sagolband	Rajkumar Imo Singh	INC	9211
12 - Keishamthong	Langpoklakpam Jayantakumar Singh	NPP	10000
13 - Singjamei	Yumnam Khemchand Singh	BJP	9459
14 - Yaiskul	Thokchom Satyabrata Singh	BJP	8014
15 - Wangkhei	Okram Henry Singh	INC	16753
16 - Sekmai(sc)	Heikham Dingo Singh	BJP	13163
17 - Lamsang	Sorokhaibam Rajen Singh	BJP	12593
18 - Konthoujam	Dr.Sapam Ranjan Singh	BJP	14313
19 - Patsoi	Km Ak Mirabai Devi	INC	13405
20 - Langthabal	Karam Shyam	LJP	9625
21 - Naoria Pakhanglakpa	Soibam Subhaschandra Singh	BJP	8609
22 - Wangoi	Oinam Lukhoi Singh	INC	7443
23 - Mayang Imphal	Kongkham Robindro Singh	BJP	15221
24 - Nambol	Nameirakpam Loken Singh	INC	14736
25 - Oinam	Laishram Radhakishore Singh	BJP	12029
26 - Bishnupur	Konthoujam Govindas	INC	14150
27 - Moirang	Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh	BJP	11708
28 - Thanga	Tongbram Robindro Singh	AITC	6462
29 - Kumbi	Sanasam Bira Singh	INC	11881
30 - Lilong	Muhammad Abdul Nasir	INC	10765
31 - Thoubal	Okram Ibobi Singh	INC	18649
32 - Wangkhem	Keisham Meghachandra Singh	INC	10484
33 - Heirok	Thokchom Radheshyam Singh	BJP	13389
34 - Wangjing Tentha	Paonam Brojen Singh	INC	12830
35 - Khangabok	Surjakumar Okram	INC	20781
36 - Wabgai	Md Fajur Rahim	INC	12474
37 - Kakching	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh	INC	9037
38 - Hiyanglam	Dr.Radheshyam Yumnam	BJP	13394
39 - Sugnu	Kangujam Ranjit Singh	INC	13331
40 - Jiribam	Ashab Uddin	Ind	8189
41 - Chandel	Letpao Haokip	NPP	14216
42 - Tengnoupal	D.Korungthang	INC	16940
43 - Phungyar	K.Leishiyo	NPF	11900
44 - Ukhrul	Alfred Kanngam Arthur	INC	11510
45 - Chingai	Khashim Vashum	NPF	14786
46 - Saikul	Yamthong Haokip	INC	8677
47 - Karong	D.D.Thaisii	INC	14038
48 - Mao	Losii Dikho	NPF	25933
49 - Tadubi	N.Kayisii	NPP	17115
50 - Kangpokpi	Nemcha Kipgen	BJP	13485
51 - Saitu	Ngamthang Haokip	INC	19467
52 - Tamei	Awangbow Newmai	NPF	15933
53 - Tamenglong	Samuel Jendai Kamei	BJP	13023
54 - Nungba	Gaikhangam	INC	10255
55 - Tipaimukh	Dr.Chaltonlien Amo	INC	4997
56 - Thanlon	Vungzagin Valte	BJP	9752
57 - Henglep	T.Thangzalam Haokip	BJP	8438
58 - Churachandpur	V.Hangkhanlian	BJP	10246
59 - Saikot	T..NHaokip	INC	16354
60 - Singhat	Ginsuanhau	INC	8131

LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE .