Kakching Assembly constituency
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| Kakching | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Manipur Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Manipur |
| District | Thoubal |
| LS constituency | Outer Manipur |
| Total electors | 30,499[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | M. Rameshwar Singh |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Kakching Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India[2]
It is part of Thoubal district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[3] | Indian National Congress | ||
| M. Rameshwar Singh[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
2017
Yengkhom Surchandra Singh was declared the winner of the election in 2017, but the second place candidate, M. Rameshwar Singh challenged his victory in the courts, citing non-divulgence of assets. The case was declared in favor of the plaintiff by the Sikkim High Court and M. Rameshwar Singh was declared to be the new MLA of Kakching.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yengkhom Surchandra Singh | 11,133 | 46.68 | ||
| BJP | M. Rameshwar Singh | 10,503 | 44.04 | ||
| CPI | Naorem Achouba | 2,215 | 9.29 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 249 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 8,288 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,100 | 86.44 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,879 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Manipur General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur. "Report - General Election to Lok Sabha, 2019" (PDF). ceomanipur.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Manipur General Legislative Election 2017 - Manipur - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Vangamla Salle K S (5 November 2020). "Manipur: BJP's M Rameshwor Singh is new MLA of Kakching AC". www.eastmojo.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
External links
- "Record of all Manipur Assembly Elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.