Election in Manipur 2014

Manipur is a north- eastern state that became the part of India in October 1949. Earlier it was governed by the Chief Commissioner who was appointed by the government of India. The general election will be conducted in two phases on 9th April and 17th April.
 

Manipur General Elections – 2014

The date and schedule for the general elections in Manipur are as below:

Phase 2
No of PCs going to poll 1 (PC no. 2)
Issue of Notification 15 Mar 14 (Sat)
Last Date for filing Nominations 22 Mar 14 (Sat)
Scrutiny of Nominations 24 Mar 14 (Mon)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature 26 Mar 14 (Wed)
Date of Poll 09 Apr 14 (Wed)
Counting of Votes 16 May 14 (Fri)
Date before which the election shall be completed 28 May 14 (Wed)
Phase 5
No of PCs going to poll 1 (PC no. 1)
Issue of Notification 19 Mar 14 (Wed)
Last Date for filing Nominations 26 Mar 14 (Wed)
Scrutiny of Nominations 27 Mar 14 (Thu)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature 29 Mar 14 (Sat)
Date of Poll 17 Apr 14 (Thu)
Counting of Votes 16 May 14 (Fri)
Date before which the election shall be completed 28 May 14 (Wed)

 

Political Parties of Manipur

There are national and regional level parties influencing Manipur. The national level parties are:

The Indian National Congress (INC)
The Bharatiya Janata Party
The Communist Party of India
The Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Nationalist Congress Party
The regional parties are:
Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party
Manipur State Congress party
Lok Jan Shakti Party
All India Trinamool Congress
Manipur People’s Party (MPP)
Federal Party of Manipur
Manipur National Conference
Naga People’s Front
National People’s Party (India)
Nikhil Manipuri Mahasabha
 

Administration Process

The administration of the state is carried out by the chief minister along with his council of ministers. They manage different departments like IT, Revenue, Finance, Development, etc. The law and order of the state is managed by state police department under the leadership of Superintendent of Police. The state has a single Legislature called the Legislative Assembly.
 

List of Chief Ministers of Manipur

Sr. No Name of Chief Ministers From To Party
1 Mairembam Koireng Singh Jul 1, 1963 Jan 11, 1967 INC
President’s rule Jan 12, 1967 Mar 19, 1967
2 Mairembam Koireng Singh Mar 20, 1967 Oct 4, 1967 INC
3 Longjam Thambou Singh Oct 13, 1967 Oct 24, 1967 Manipur United Front
President’s rule Oct 25, 1967 Feb 18, 1968
4 Mairembam Koireng Singh Feb 19, 1968 Oct 16, 1969 INC
President’s rule Oct 17, 1969 Mar 22, 1972
5 Mohammed Alimuddin Mar 23, 1972 Mar 27, 1973 MPP
President’s rule Mar 28, 1973 Mar 3, 1974
6 Mohammed Alimuddin Mar 4, 1974 Jul 9, 1974 MPP
7 Yangmasho Shaiza Jul 10, 1974 Dec 5, 1974 Manipur Hills Union
8 Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh Dec 6, 1974 May 15, 1977 INC
President’s rule May 16, 1977 Jun 28, 1977
9 Yangmasho Shaiza Jun 29, 1977 Nov 13, 1979 JNP
President’s rule Nov 14, 1979 Jan 13, 1980
10 Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh Jan 14, 1980 Nov 26, 1980 INC
11 Rishang Keishing Nov 27, 1980 Feb 27, 1981 INC
President’s rule Feb 28, 1981 Jun 18, 1981
12 Rishang Keishing Jun 19, 1981 Mar 3, 1988 INC(I)
13 Raj Kumar Jaichandra Singh Mar 4, 1988 Feb 22, 1990 INC
14 Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh Feb 23, 1990 Jan 6, 1992 MRP
President’s rule Jan 7, 1992 Apr 7, 1992
15 Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh Apr 8, 1992 Apr 10, 1993 INC
President’s rule Dec 31, 1993 Dec 13, 1994
16 Rishang Keishing Dec 14, 1994 Dec 15, 1997 INC
17 Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh Dec 16, 1997 Feb 14, 2001 MSCP
18 Radhabinod Koijam Feb 15, 2001 Jun 1, 2001 SAP
President’s rule Jun 2, 2001 Mar 6, 2002
19 Okram Ibobi Singh Mar 7, 2002 Mar 1, 2007 INC
20 Okram Ibobi Singh Mar 2, 2007 Mar 13, 2012 INC
21 Okram Ibobi Singh Mar 14, 2012 Present INC


List of Governors of Manipur

Sr. No Name of Governors From To
1 B. K. Nehru Jan 21, 1972 Sep 20, 1973
2 L.P. Singh Sep 21, 1973 Aug 11, 1981
3 S. M. H. Burney Aug 12, 1981 Jun 11, 1984
4 K. V. Krishna Rao Jun 2, 1984 Jul 7, 1989
5 Chintamani Panigrahi Jul 10, 1989 Mar 19, 1993
6 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy Mar 20, 1993 Aug 30, 1993
7 V.K. Nayar Aug 31, 1993 Dec 22, 1994
8 O. N. Shrivastava Dec 23, 1994 Feb 11, 1999
9 Ved Marwah Dec 2, 1999 Jun 12, 2003
10 Arvind Dave Jun 13, 2003 Aug 5, 2004
11 Shivinder Singh Sidhu Aug 6, 2004 Jul 22, 2008
12 Gurbachan Jagat Jul 23, 2008 Jul 22, 2013
13 Ashwani Kumar Jul 23, 2013 Dec 31, 2013
14 Vinod Kumar Duggal Dec 31, 2013 Present