Wangkhei Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Manipur State, India
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Wangkhei is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.[3]
| Wangkhei | |
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| Constituency No. 15 for the Manipur Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Imphal East |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Inner Manipur |
| Established | 1967[1] |
| Total electors | 37,235[2] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
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 assigned number 15 among the 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 | |||
| Yumkham Erabot Singh[7] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2022 | Thangjam Arunkumar[8] | ||
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]
| 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 | ||||