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Manipur · Assembly Constituency 60Reserved (ST)

SinghatAssembly by-election result, 1998

Thangkhanlal (INC) won Singhat in the 1998 assembly by-election with 51.3% of the vote, beating T. Ngaizanem (MSCP) by 501 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1974 election. In 1972, seat no. 60 was Churachandpur. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Thangkhanlal
INC
INC 51.3%MSCP 48.7%
Votes
9,670
51.3% share
Winning margin
501
2.7% of votes
Candidates
2

A closely fought contest. Thangkhanlal won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Thangkhanlal
INC
INC
9,67051.3%
2
T. Ngaizanem
MSCP
MSCP
9,16948.7%

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A close contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
2.7%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially two

INC and MSCP took 100% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.00

How did the vote split?

SEAT
51.3%won by INC
INC 51.3%MSCP 48.7%

Churachandpur district · 2.7 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Ginger and Handicrafts - Tribal.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,74,143
Density
60 / km²
Sex ratio
975 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,570 km²
SC population0.2%
ST population92.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%CHRISTIAN
  • Christian93.0%
  • Hindu4.4%
  • Muslim1.1%
  • Buddhist0.2%
  • Sikh0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)0.8%
  • Not stated0.4%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water32.8%
Electric lighting59.9%
Toilet at home83.4%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.9%
Children fully vaccinated64.9%
Children stunted (under 5)25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)9.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)32.0%
Women literate84.2%
Women married before 1810.5%
Clean cooking fuel62.3%
Health insurance18.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ginger🏺Handicrafts - Tribal

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 Singhat, 1974–2022

  1. 1974GOUGIN (MHU), margin 15.2%
  2. 1980THANGKHANLAL (INC(I)), margin 3.0%
  3. 1984T. GOUZADOU (INC), margin 15.0%
  4. 1990THANGHANLAL (KNA), margin 11.9%
  5. 1995T. GOUZADOU (NPPOLD), margin 6.4%
  6. 2000N. ZATAWN (JD(U)), margin 6.9%
  7. 2002THANGSO BAITE (MSCP), margin 8.0%
  8. 2007T. HANGKHANPAO (NPPOLD), margin 14.1%
  9. 2012GINSUANHAU (INC), margin 69.5%
  10. 2017GINSUANHAU (INC), margin 6.3%
  11. 2022Chinlunthang (KPA), margin 8.1%