One party came away from the territory's first assembly election with just enough seats to govern alone.

The Indian National Congress won 16 of the 30 seats on offer.

That gave it 0 seats more than the 16 required for a majority.

The next-largest group was Independent candidates, who won 9 seats between them.

This was the founding election for the territory's legislature, while it was still a Union Territory.

Manipur elected 30 members that year.

The INC took control with a vote share of just 32.5% — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate.

IND candidates outpolled it overall, taking 48.9% of the vote between them.

A few numbers from that election stand out on their own.

The closest race was Mao East, Manipur, decided by a margin of just 116 votes — how far ahead the winner finished over whoever came second.

At the other extreme, Ukhrul, Manipur was the most one-sided contest, with the winner ahead by 74.0% of the vote.

Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — ran highest in Lilong, Manipur, reaching 83.2%.

The most crowded contest was Hiyanglam Sugnoo, Manipur, where 9 candidates stood.

The ballot itself was crowded, with many contestants competing for each seat, but only a handful of parties actually came away with any of them.

Just 4 parties managed to win any seats at all.