The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Manipur in northeast India. Its seat is at Imphal, the capital of the state, and it sits for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early. Manipur is India's sixth smallest state by population as well as the sixth smallest by area. The Manipur Legislative Assembly has had 12 terms since its creation. After the latest election in 2022, the assembly is governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which has 37 out of the 60 seats. The Indian National Congress, the largest opposition party, has 5 seats.
Constituency boundaries are periodically redrawn by the delimitation commission which tries to keep them as geographically compact areas, and with due consideration to existing boundaries of administrative units. The latest census is used to draw the boundaries and every assembly constituency has to be completely within a parliamentary constituency. Since 1972, the Manipur Assembly has had 60 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative based on a first past the post election.
Since the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. According to the 2011 census of India the Scheduled Castes constitute , while the Scheduled Tribes constitute of the population of the state. The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 1 seat in the assembly, while 19 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.
History After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, Manipur was converted from a Part-C state to a Union Territory but, it wasn't assigned a Legislative Assembly.
+ Changes in the constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly over time Year Act Effect Totalseats Reserved seats Election(s) SC ST 1963 Government of Union Territories Act, 1963 The legislative assembly was created with 30 elected seats. 30 0 9 1967 1971 North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State. The size of its legislative assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members. 60 1 19 1972, 1974 1976 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 60 1 19 1980, 1984, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022
Constituencies
+Constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Name Reservation District Lok Sabhaconstituency Electorate(2022) 1 Khundrakpam None Imphal East Inner Manipur 2 Heingang 3 Khurai 4 Kshetrigao 5 Thongju 6 Keirao 7 Andro 8 Lamlai 9 Thangmeiband Imphal West 10 Uripok 11 Sagolband 12 Keishamthong 13 Singjamei 14 Yaiskul Imphal East 15 Wangkhei 16 Sekmai SC Imphal West 17 Lamsang None 18 Konthoujam 19 Patsoi 20 Langthabal 21 Naoriya Pakhanglakpa 22 Wangoi 23 Mayang Imphal 24 Nambol Bishnupur 25 Oinam 26 Bishnupur 27 Moirang 28 Thanga 29 Kumbi 30 Lilong Thoubal 31 Thoubal 32 Wangkhem 33 Heirok Outer Manipur 34 Wangjing Tentha 35 Khangabok 36 Wabgai 37 Kakching 38 Hiyanglam 39 Sugnu 40 Jiribam Imphal East 41 Chandel ST Chandel 42 Tengnoupal 43 Phungyar Ukhrul 44 Ukhrul 45 Chingai 46 Saikul Senapati 47 Karong 48 Mao 49 Tadubi 50 Kangpokpi None 51 Saitu ST 52 Tamei Tamenglong 53 Tamenglong 54 Nungba 55 Tipaimukh Churachandpur 56 Thanlon 57 Henglep 58 Churachandpur 59 Saikot 60 Singhat
See also List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly
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