1967 Manipur Legislative Assembly Election
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Elections to the
Manipur Legislative Assembly The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Manipur. See also *Vidhan Sabha *List of districts of Manipur *State governments of India *List of ...
were held in February 1967 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in
Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...
, India. The
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won the most seats and its leader,
Mairembam Koireng Singh Mairembam Koireng Singh (1915–1994) also known as Moirang Koireng was the first elected Chief Minister of Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded ...
was appointed as the
Chief Minister of Manipur The chief minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following ele ...
for his second term.


Background

After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the ''Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956'', Manipur was converted from a Part-C state to a Union Territory but, it wasn't assigned a Legislative Assembly. Later, after the passing of ''The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963'', Manipur was assigned a Legislative Assembly of 30 members. A delimitation commission was set up which included the members of the
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who were representing Manipur at the time.


Result


Elected members


See also

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List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Manipur state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Imphal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Capital Complex in the Thangmeiband locality of ...
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1967 elections in India The elections in India in 1967 included the 1967 Indian general election and nine state legislative assembly elections. General election Legislative Assembly elections Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Delhi Goa, Daman and Diu , - a ...


References

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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...
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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...