Manipur Election Constituency Results 2017: Congress secures key wins in valley and hill districts

The latest counting trends reveal a close race in Manipur, with Congress and BJP locked at 14 seats each. The state is split in two distinct parts – the hills and the valley – and the key constituencies will play a crucial role in helping any party win.

The Nagas reside in the hills, the Meiteis in the valley. Between the hills and the valley, there are total 16 districts, seven of which were recently created by the Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s government (for political gains).

Manipur has two parliamentary constituencies; Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur. The outer Manipur constituency is reserved for Scheduled tribe candidate. The Congress has consistently won the reserved constituency but the BJP has won the inner Manipur constituency from 1995 to 1999.

The Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency has 32 legislative assembly seats. The Outer Manipur has 28 legislative assembly seats.

Some of the legislative Assembly constituencies in Outer Manipur are Heirok, Kakching, Khangabo, Jiribam, Thanlon, Tengnoupal, Tamenglong, and Singhat. Some of the constituencies in Inner Manipur are Khundrakpam, Andro, Wangkhei, Lamlai, Sagolband, Lamsang, Wangoi, Nambol, Mayang Imphal, Kumbi, and Thoubal.

The hill districts of Senapati and Tamenglong which have a greater population of the Naga community share their boundary with Nagaland. Tamenglong also shares its boundaries with Assam. Churachandpur is the only district which has proximity to Mizoram whereas Ukhrul and Chandel are the gateway to Myanmar.

Manipur has a population of around 2.3 million, majority of which are Meiteis living in the valley. The rest of the population is divided into Nagas, Kukis, Komrem and Meitei Pangal (Muslims).

Major political parties are trying to maintain a balancing act wooing the Nagas and the Meiteis.

Here are the constituency-wise results in the state: