Congress has given tickets to Aribam Pramodini Devi from the Keishamthong constituency, Rajkumar Singh from Wangkhei constituency, among others.
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday released its third list of 4 candidates for the upcoming Manipur assembly elections 2022.
Congress has given tickets to Aribam Pramodini Devi from the Keishamthong constituency, Rajkumar Singh from Wangkhei constituency, Birla Haobijam from Thanga constituency, and Wairok Morung Makunga from Tengnoupal (ST) constituency, ANI reported.
Earlier on Tuesday, Congress had released its second list of 10 candidates for the upcoming Manipur polls. Former minister Ningthoujam Biren Singh and legislator Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh were among the candidates featured in the list.
Previously, the party had issued its initial list of 40 candidates on January 22, with former chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh running for the Thoubal assembly seat.
Manipur Legislative Assembly Election 2022
The schedule for the 2022 Manipur Assembly Election is mentioned below with dates for the polls and counting of votes listed according to the ECI notification. The election will be conducted in two phases.
- Phase 1: February 27
- Phase 2: March 3
- Counting Day: March 10
Manipur Legislative Assembly Election 2017
The previous assembly elections were held in March 2017 with the BJP coming to power in the state for the first time.
Even though Congress emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats, eight Congress MLAs left the party later. BJP won 21 seats and formed the coalition government along with National People’s Party (NPP), Naga People’s Front, and Lok Janshakti Party, with N Biren Singh becoming the state chief minister.
The NPP is a key partner of the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur and the party has two ministers in the government, including the deputy chief minister.
