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Manipur · Assembly Constituency 4

KhetrigaoAssembly by-election result, 1998

Md. Muhammuddin Shah (MSCP) won Khetrigao in the 1998 assembly by-election with 28.4% of the vote, beating Basant Kumar Wangkhem (SAP) by 490 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1974 election. In 1972, seat no. 4 was Khurai. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Md. Muhammuddin Shah
MSCP
MSCP 28.4%SAP 26.0%4 others 45.6%
Votes
5,630
28.4% share
Winning margin
490
2.5% of votes
Candidates
6

A closely fought contest. Md. Muhammuddin Shah won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Md. Muhammuddin Shah
MSCP
MSCP
5,63028.4%
2
Basant Kumar Wangkhem
SAP
SAP
5,14026.0%
3
Md. Rameezuddin
INC
INC
3,48717.6%
4
Athokpam Lala
CPI
CPI
3,46617.5%
5
Kshetrimayum Brajamani Singh
MPP
MPP
1,1565.8%
6
Irengbam Sanatomba Singh
BJP
BJP
9144.6%

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A close contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
2.5%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 72% of the votes.

Parties in the race 4.64

How did the vote split?

SEAT
28.4%won by MSCP
MSCP 28.4%SAP 26.0%INC 17.6%CPI 17.5%MPP 5.8%Others 4.6%

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
Sanamahi Lainingkol

Sanamahi Lainingkol

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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 Khetrigao, 1974–2022

  1. 1974ABDUL WAHID (MRP), margin 3.7%
  2. 1980MUHAMMADDIN (INC(U)), margin 2.6%
  3. 1984MUHAMMDDIN SHAH (INC), margin 9.6%
  4. 1995BASANT KUMAR WANGKHEM (JD), margin 3.3%
  5. 2000BASANT KUMAR WANGKHEM (SAP), margin 15.4%
  6. 2002VIVEKRAJ WANGKHEM (MSCP), margin 1.7%
  7. 2007THANGJAM NANDAKISHOR SINGH (NCP), margin 1.4%
  8. 2012MD. AMIN SHAH (INC), margin 11.7%
  9. 2017NAHAKPAM INDRAJIT SINGH (BJP), margin 1.3%
  10. 2022Sheikh Noorul Hassan (NPP), margin 2.2%