The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the
unicameral
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legislature
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of the
India
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n
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
.
Description
The seat of the Manipur Legislative Assembly is at
Imphal
Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...
, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Capital Complex in the
Thangmeiband locality of Imphal city. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. Currently the assembly is in suspended animation due to imposition of presidents rule on 13th February 2025 .It comprises 60 members who are directly elected from single-seat
constituencies
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, of which 40 are in the
Imphal Valley and 20 in the surrounding hill districts. At present, 1 assembly constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and 19 assembly constituencies are reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.
The leader of Opposition is vacant since no other party has a minimum of 6 seats.
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
*
Legislative Assembly
*
List of districts of Manipur
Manipur, a state in India, has sixteen administrative districts.
Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Ad ...
*
State governments of India
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List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
External links
Manipur Lok Sabha Election 2022 Results Website
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Manipur Legislative Assembly
State lower houses in India
Unicameral legislatures