Manipur Inner Lok Sabha Constituency - Know Your Candidates, Population, Polling Percentage, Last Election Results

Like other parts of India, strife-torn state Manipur has also gears up for the ensuing 18th Lok Sabha Election. 

Altogether 10 candidates will be contesting for two Member of Parliament (MP) seats in Lok Sabha allotted to the state. 

The inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency is in the state of Manipur. It is made up of 32 assembly constituency segments. 

These assemblies are in IMPHAL WEST (13), IMPHAL EAST (10), BISHNUPUR (6), and THOUBAL (3) districts.

In the Loksabha elections 2019, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh of the BJP party won with 2,61,802 votes. The runner-up was Oinam Nabakishore Singh of the INC party. The margin of victory was: 16,830 votes. In the Loksabha elections 2014, Dr Thokchom Meinya of the INC party won with 2,92,085 votes.

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The runner-up was Moirangthem Nara of the CPI party. The margin of victory was: 94,665 votes.

Candidate-wise votes in Lok Sabha election 2019 in Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency

Position	Candidate Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage Share
1	Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh	BJP	2,61,802	34.81%
2	Oinam Nabakishore Singh	INC	2,44,972	32.58%
3	Moirangthem Nara Singh	CPI	1,33,093	17.70%
4	Rajkumar Somendro Singh (kaiku)	IND	80,566	10.71%
5	R.k. Anand	NEINDP	24,938	3.32%

Breakup of margin by Assembly segment in Lok Sabha election 2019 in Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency

#	Assembly	Winner Votes	Runner Up Votes	Margin
1	Khundrakpam	7,195	8,739	-1,544
2	Heingang	20,176	4,526	15,650
3	Khurai	8,632	6,446	2,186
4	Kshetrigao	7,598	9,180	-1,582
5	Thongju	13,764	4,764	9,000
6	Keirao	9,258	10,240	-982
7	Andro	16,509	9,835	6,674
8	Lamlai	6,334	6,775	-441
9	Thangmeiband	6,161	5,232	929
10	Uripok	3,583	7,032	-3,449
11	Sagolband	5,358	4,994	364
12	Keishamthong	5,230	7,693	-2,463
13	Singjamei	6,161	5,989	172
14	Yaiskul	7,025	5,529	1,496
15	Wangkhei	7,952	10,773	-2,821
16	Sekmai	9,139	4,805	4,334
17	Lamsang	11,026	7,629	3,397
18	Konthoujam	11,322	3,561	7,761
19	Patsoi	6,937	9,235	-2,298
20	Langthabal	8,930	5,705	3,225
21	Naoriya Pakhanglakpa	9,352	7,009	2,343
22	Wangoi	8,662	7,874	788
23	Mayang Imphal	8,516	10,947	-2,431
24	Nambol	10,950	12,444	-1,494
25	Oinam	7,384	3,766	3,618
26	Bishenpur	8,360	9,033	-673
27	Moirang	7,526	12,450	-4,924
28	Thanga	7,246	3,684	3,562
29	Kumbi	5,328	7,243	-1,915
30	Lilong	5,838	16,333	-10,495
31	Thoubal	4,493	16,124	-11,631
32	Wangkhem	5,713	13,479	-7,766
	Totals	2,67,658	2,59,068	8,590

The next election for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary constituency is on 19 April.

Manipur, one of the northeastern states of India with a geographical area of 22,327 square kilometers, 60 assembly constituencies and 16 districts got a share of two MP seats in Lok Sabha. 

As per the 2011 census report, the total population is 28,55,794. Out of it, number of electors is 2029601. Out of it, male voters is 980989, female is 1048364 and transgender is 248.

Information of Electoral rolls
 

No.	District	No. of Polling Sttion	No. of Special PS	No. of Critical & Vulnerable PS	Male Elector	Female Elector	Third Gender	Total Elector
1	Imphal West	530	8	26	181322	200503	77	381902
2	Imphal East	432	9	97	154030	170084	78	324192
3	Bishnupur	234	22	89	89347	94352	49	183748
4	Thoubal	248	2	188	99333	105383	15	204731
5	Kakching	143	5	18	57194	60361	21	117576
6	Chandel	80	0	57	21748	23930	0	45678
7	Kangpokpi	166	24	104	51263	52452	1	103716
8	Churachandpur	274	15	78	87612	95492	5	183109
Total of Phase-I		2107	85	657	741849	802557	246	1544652

For the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency, six candidates were nominated.

They are Republican Party of India-Athawale's Maheshwar Thounaojam, BJP's Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, Congress's Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and RK Somendro alias Kaiku, Moirangthem Totomshana Nongshaba, Haorungbam Sarat Singh as an independent candidate.