Manipur by-polls results: BJP wins 2 of the 5 seats, leads on 2 other

Manipur, 10th November: Candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been declared winner from the Wangoi seat too through Manipur by-polls, along with Singhat whose results came out earlier in the day, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

Oinam Lukhoi Singh, a BJP candidate has been declared the winner from Wangoi seat beating closest rival National People’s Party’s Khuraijam Loken Singh by a close margin of 257 votes.

BJP’s Ginsuanhau had been declared the winner from the Singhat Assembly seat by the ECI.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulate the BJP candidate for the victory in the by-polls election.

I congratulate CM @NBirenSingh ji, @STikendraBJP and karyakartas of @BJP4Manipur unit on BJP’s resounding victory in the assembly by-polls.

Grateful to the people of the state for their unwavering trust in BJP and PM @narendramodi’s commitment towards the development of Manipur.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 10, 2020

BJP candidates are also leading on the Wangjing Tentha, and Saitu seats while on the fifth seat, Lilong, independent candidate Y Antas Khan is ahead of another independent candidate Mohammad Abdul Nasir. The BJP had not fielded its candidate on the Lilong seat.

Chief Minister N. Biren Singh tweet about the victory.

A huge day for @BJP4Manipur!

We won 4 out of 5 seats –@BJP4Manipur contested only in 4 ACs- in #Manipur Assembly Bypoll.
Once again the people of Manipur show their trust in principles & ideology of @BJP4India & leadership of Hon'ble PM, Shri @narendramodi ji.

— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) November 10, 2020

According to ECI at 1 pm, BJP’s vote-share stands at 33.4 per cent, while that of Congress is at 23.7 per cent and NPEP is at 10.8 per cent.

Manipur by-polls were held in five Assembly constituencies in the state on November 7.

Counting of votes for a by-election held in 58 Assembly constituencies across 11 states in the country began at 8 am on Tuesday.