A third election on top, still no majority
What happened
The same party finished with the most seats again, though its own total slipped a little from last time.
The Indian National Congress won 22 of the 60 seats.
The Manipur Peoples Party followed with 18.
Even so, the result again fell short of the 31-seat majority mark — a hung house, where no single party held enough seats to govern alone.
What changed
The same party kept its position as the single largest in the assembly, continuing a run of consecutive top finishes.
This made 3 elections running in which the INC had finished with the most seats.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from this election are worth a look on their own.
Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — reached 90.3% across the state, the highest of any election held there, at any point.
The tightest race was Konthoujam, Manipur, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 52 votes.
At the other end, Thoubal, Manipur was won by 34.2% of the vote.
The most crowded ballot was Thanlon, Manipur, where 12 candidates stood.
The backdrop
A few new parties also won their first seats in this election.
Among the newcomers were FPM and SAP.