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Manipur · Assembly Constituency 1

KhundrakpamAssembly by-election result, 1998

Lairellakpam Lala (MSCP) won Khundrakpam in the 1998 assembly by-election with 18.1% of the vote, beating Konsam Tomba (MPP) by 204 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1974 election. In 1972, seat no. 1 was Sagolmang. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Lairellakpam Lala
MSCP
MSCP 18.1%MPP 16.8%7 others 65.1%
Votes
2,817
18.1% share
Winning margin
204
1.3% of votes
Candidates
9

Khundrakpam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 204 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Lairellakpam Lala
MSCP
MSCP
2,81718.1%
2
Konsam Tomba
MPP
MPP
2,61316.8%
3
Thangjam Shyam
INC
INC
2,34915.1%
4
W. Shyamkishore
JD
JD
2,12713.7%
5
Th. Nilakamal
CPM
CPM
1,99212.8%
6
Y. Rajen
FPM
FPM
1,65210.6%
7
Th. Nabakumar
SAP
SAP
1,1017.1%
8
N. Jila
RJD
RJD
8395.4%
9
Th. Biren
IND
IND
860.6%

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A close contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
1.3%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took only 50% of the votes.

Parties in the race 7.26

How did the vote split?

SEAT
18.1%won by MSCP
MSCP 18.1%MPP 16.8%INC 15.1%JD 13.7%CPM 12.8%FPM 10.6%Others 13.0%

Imphal East district · 4.6 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Wangkhei Phee and Bamboo.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,56,113
Density
643 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
709 km²
SC population3.5%
ST population6.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
  • Hindu60.3%
  • Muslim17.6%
  • Christian6.0%
  • Buddhist0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)15.5%
  • Not stated0.4%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water33.8%
Electric lighting85.7%
Toilet at home92.8%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated76.2%
Children stunted (under 5)18.4%
Children underweight (under 5)14.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)35.9%
Women literate90.0%
Women married before 1815.2%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance7.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo🏷️Wangkhei PheeGI
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Sekta Archaeological Living Museum

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Who has won Khundrakpam, 1974–2022

  1. 1974MAIBAM HERA LAIRELLAKPAM (CPI), margin 21.7%
  2. 1980YUMLEMBAM KULLA (CPM), margin 5.6%
  3. 1984LAIRELLAKPAM LALA (IND), margin 4.7%
  4. 1995KONJENGBAM BINOY (MPP), margin 19.9%
  5. 2000KONSAM TOMBA SINGH (MPP), margin 3.0%
  6. 2002LAIRELLAKPAM LALA (SAP), margin 2.6%
  7. 2007THOKCHOM NAVAKUMAR SINGH (NCP), margin 3.0%
  8. 2012THOKCHOM LOKESHWAR SINGH (INC), margin 29.6%
  9. 2017THOKCHOM LOKESHWAR SINGH (INC), margin 13.4%
  10. 2022Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh (INC), margin 0.9%