2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
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Registered1,415,933
Turnout89.87%
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12 and 22 February 2000
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All 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,415,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 89.87% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in February 2000, to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Manipur State Congress Party won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.[1]
After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election.[2]
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Manipur State Congress Party |  |
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Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh | 57 | |
| Indian National Congress |  |
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Okram Ibobi Singh | 47 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party |  |
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P. A. Sangma | 41 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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L. K. Advani | 39 | |
| Federal Party of Manipur | |
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Gangmumei Kamei | 39 | |
| Samata Party |  |
George Fernandes | 36 | ||
| Manipur People's Party | |
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29 | ||
| Janata Dal (United) | _Flag.svg){kind=small} |
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Nitish Kumar | 18 | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal |  |
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Lalu Prasad Yadav | 15 | |
| Communist Party of India |  |
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A. B. Bardhan | 15 | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | _flag_(1).svg){kind=small} |
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H. D. Deve Gowda | 8 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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Prakash Karat | 4 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party |  |
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T. J. Chandrachoodan | 3 | |
| Kuki National Assembly | |
1 | |||
| Nagaland People's Party | |
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1 | ||
