By-elections for Five state assembly constituencies were held in Manipur on 7 November 2020.
Background Thirteen seats of the Manipur Legislative Assembly fell vacant after disqualification and mass resignation of Congress MLAs after which thirteen seats fell vacant.
On 10 November 2020, the election of one of these disqualified MLAs (Yengkhom Surchandra Singh, from the Kakching constituency) was declared null and void by the Manipur High Court; as a result, the BJP candidate in that election, who had come in second place, replaced Singh as MLA, so that the number of vacant seats went down to 12.
Schedule The first phase of the by-elections for 5 constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly has been announced. EventDateDay Date for Nominations 13 October 2020 Tuesday Last Date for filing Nominations 20 October 2020 Tuesday Date for scrutiny of nominations 21 October 2020 Wednesday Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 23 October 2020 Friday Date of poll7 November 2020 Saturday Date of counting 10 November 2020 Tuesday Date before which the election shall be completed 12 November 2020 Thursday
Result S.NoAssembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin Poll On No. Name CandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes 1 22 Wangoi Oinam Lukhoi SinghBharatiya Janata Party10,960 Khuraijam Loken SinghNational People's Party10,7032577 November 2020 2 30 LilongY. Antas KhanIndependent17,106Mohd. Abdul NasirIndependent14,0283,078 3 34 Wangjing Tentha Paonam Brojen SinghBharatiya Janata Party15,147 Moirangthem Hemanta Singh Indian National Congress13,5871,560 4 51 Saitu Ngamthang HaokipBharatiya Janata Party24,549Lamtinthang HaokipIndian National Congress12,29212,257 5 60 SinghatGinsuanhau ZouBharatiya Janata PartyUncontested
See also 2020 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-elections
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