A Legislative Assembly election was held in

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on 4 March and 8 March 2017 to elect the 60 members of the

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, as the term of the previous Assembly was to end on 18 March 2017.

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(VVPAT) machines were used along with

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(EVMs) in four assembly constituencies in

Background

In the last election, held in

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, the

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won 42 seats and incumbent

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Okram Ibobi Singh was re-elected. In 2014, the

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, with its five Members of Legislative Assembly, joined the ruling Congress.

Opinion polls

Results

Results were declared on 11 March 2017.

Results by constituency

Government formation

On 15 March 2017, N. Biren Singh was sworn as the Chief Minister, having formed a coalition with National People's Party,

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and the

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. This marked the first time that the

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has formed a government in

. The

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remained the single largest party in the legislature.

By-elections

References

External links

Manipur election 2017 date
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