Manipur Peoples Party

Congress set to retain power in Manipur

Congress set to retain power in Manipur Imphal: Congress appeared to be retaining power in Manipur with the party leading in 24 seats and winning 11 seats in the 60-member Assembly. The NPF was leading on 4 seats, TMC 3 and others 4. The Congress candidate in Tipaimukh constituency Dr Chaltonlien Amo won defeating TMC's Lalumkhum Fimate. Trinamool Congress nominee Kh Joykishang won the prestigious Thangmeiband assembly seat defeating his nearest Congress rival Jotin Waikhom by over...
10:31 AM, Mar 06, 2012

Congress takes lead as Manipur counts its ballot

Congress takes lead as Manipur counts its ballot Imphal: Initial trends indicated the gap between Congress and others getting wider with the ruling party ahead at 19 seats. NPF was leading on 5 seats, PDF 2, TMC 1 and others 2. According to latest reports, Congress candidate Chalonlien Amo won the Tipaimukh assembly seat in Manipur defeating his nearest Trinamool Congress rival L Fimate by over 1000 votes. Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh and Works minister K Ranjit...
09:17 AM, Mar 06, 2012

Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Manipur CM

Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Manipur CM Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday said he is expecting Congress to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member Assembly, voting for which continues peacefully across the state. "I am expecting that the Congress party would secure around 45 seats. But 35 is the minimum number we are winning," Okram Ibobi Singh told IANS after casting his vote. Along with his legislator wife Landhoni Devi,...
12:02 PM, Jan 28, 2012

Manipur goes to polls amid tight security

Manipur goes to polls amid tight security New Delhi: Voters on Saturday lined up before 2,357 polling stations across nine districts of Manipur as elections began in 60 assembly constituencies amid tight security. An electorate of 17,40,576, including 8,82,236 woman voters, are eligible to exercise their franchise to choose their representatives from among 279 candidates in the 10th Assembly polls. Incumbent Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, who is contesting for a third term, cast his vote at...
07:03 AM, Jan 28, 2012
Manipur: The angry state

Manipur: The angry state

From the Armed Forces Special Power Act, to the raging Naga problem, to the unending spate of encounter killings of Manipur youth, this northeastern state is ready to show the government what it thinks of it, in the coming Assembly elections. ...
10:09 PM, Jan 21, 2012
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