Manipur Election 2022 Result LIVE: Amit Shah thanks Manipur as BJP set to retain power in state

The Bharatiya Janata Party has retained the power in Manipur with full majority as it won 32 out of 60 seats. The magic number is 31 in the state. Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the BJP's historic victory in Manipur is a testament to the people's faith in the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and citizen-centric governance.

The BJP looked all set to return to power in insurgency-hit Manipur, with the party bagging 27 seats in the 60-member Assembly and leading in five other constituencies, according to the latest data on the Election Commission website at 7:30 pm.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, “I thank the people of Manipur. I thank our national leaders PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda for guiding us, and due to that, we’ve won in Manipur. Victory in Goa, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh shows PM Modi’s mantra of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.”

The Election Commission has declared the winners for 35 seats - with the BJP winning 17 and the JD(U) has managed to win 5. The Congress (which fought the elections in an alliance with five other parties) meanwhile has won 4 seats in the state, as per the EC.
 

BJP unit of Manipur has started celebrating their victory in state as the party has won over 21 seats. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to Twitter to thank the people of Manipur as the BJP is set to retain power in state. 

The ruling BJP coalition government in Manipur has crossed the magical number of 31 with winning 32 seats, as per the latest ECI data. Chief Minister N Biren Singh defeated his nearest Congress rival P Saratchandra Singh by 18,271 votes in Heingang seat.
 

According to the latest update by the Election Commission of India website, BJP has won 20 seats and is leading on 14. JD(U) won 5 and leading on one while Congress won 4 seats. 
 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won 17 seats and is leading in 14 other constituencies, according to the latest trends of the Manipur Assembly election result. Meanwhile, as per the trends and results officially declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP has won 15 seats and is leading in 14 others. 

Manipur Congress vice president Kh. Devabrata accepting the defeat, said, “We admit that the Congress is in deep crisis. In the hills we could have done well but the BJP intimidated the voters. We might lose out main opposition party status as well. We will need a serious introspection,” Devabrata added. 

The BJP is leading in 30 seats in Manipur, show trends, while the majority mark in the 60-seat Manipur assembly is 31. The trends suggest BJP is set to be the largest party in the state. Meanwhile, the NPP and JD(U) are leading in 7 seats each, and Congress in 6 seats. 

We'll take time to stake a claim to form govt, let the results be out. Our national leaders will decide on CM face, we'll focus on PM Modi's mantra of inclusive development: Manipur CM N Biren Singh was quoted as saying by ANI on Assembly elections result
 

The BJP is leading in 30 seats in Manipur, while the National People's Party (NPP) is leading in 9 seats, show trends. The Congress-led alliance is leading in 8 seats, while the Janata Dal (United) is leading in 4 seats, show trends. 
 

Three-time former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has won from Thoubal defeating Leitanthem Basanta Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party, Irom Chaoba Singh of Janata Dal (United) and Konsam Michael Singh of Shiv Sena. 

JD(U) candidate wins Tipaimukh Assembly seat, defeating the BJP candidate. Also, JD(U) wins two seats in Manipur, leading in another two. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to retain power in Manipur as the party is leading in 28 seats, while the Congress is leading in 9. National People's Party (NPP) is also leading in 9 seats and JDU in 4 seats. 

BJP candidate Nemcha Kipgen on Thursday retained her seat in the Kangpokpi beating her nearest rival by a margin of 5,308 votes. Kipgen secured a total of 14,284 votes, while her rival JD-U candidate Soshim Gurung secured 8,976 votes.

The Election Commission declared BJP’s Dr Usham Deben Singh as the winner from the Wabgai seat. Congress leader Md. Fajur Rahim lost the election by a margin of 50 votes. According to the latest trends shared by the EC, the BJP is also leading in 20 seats.

The BJP is comfortably leading in 30 seats, while the Congress and NPP are leading in 9 seats each in Manipur. Meanwhile, trends show JD(U) leading in 2 seats. 

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh wins in Heingang seat by a margin of 18,000 seats. He defeated Congress candidate Saratchanda Singh. Singh has been the MLA of Heingang since 2002.