Manipur by-polls results

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.

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.

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.