Manipur elections 2017 results: As it happened

Final results for 60 seats in Manipur: TMC 1, Bharatiya Janata Party 21; Congress 27; NPF 4; LJSP 1; NPP 4; Independent 1  

Manipur Election Results : BJP wins 22, Cong 24, NPP 4, NPF 4, LJP 1, AITC 1 & Independent 1

I want to quit fighting any type of election: Irom Sharmila after losing election

Manipur Election Results: BJP wins 22, Cong 24, NCP 4, NPF 4, LJP 1, AITC 1 & Independent 1

Manipur Election Results: BJP wins 20, Cong 22, LJP 1, NPF 3, NPP 4

Manipur Election Results : BJP wins 18, Congress 16, LJP 1, NPF 3, NPP 3

Manipur Election Results : BJP wins 15, Congress 14, NPF- 3, Others 4

Manipur Election Results : BJP wins 13, Congress 13, NPF- 3, Others 3

Manipur latest results and trends: BJP 20, Congress 16,  TMC 1, Others 8  

Manipur: Supporters of CM Okram Ibobi Singh, who has won from Thoubal seat, celebrate

Manipur: Supporters of CM Okram Ibobi Singh, who has won from Thoubal seat, celebrate pic.twitter.com/Vhf6gemFPh

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Manipur Election Results: BJP wins 3, Congress-8, NPF-3, Others-2

Manipur Assembly elections results: BJP leading in 8 seats in 60-member Assembly, followed by ruling Congress in 4 seats, as per early trends.

Latest trends from Manipur: Congress 11, BJP 9, NCP 1 and others 7

Latest trends from Manipur: BJP-7, Congress-4, Others-5

Irom Sharmila loses election to CM Ibobi Singh

Latest Manipur Election 2017 trends: BJP- 1, Congress- 1, Others- 1

Okram Ibobi Singh leading from Thoubal seat

Counting is underway

The Congress under Ibobi SIngh has maintained that during its 15-year rule it had implemented key development projects and significantly improved the power supply.

Sharmila had broken her 16-year fast - to get the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act repealed - last year  and floated a party of her own -- the 'Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance' to fight the Assembly elections.

The state has a 19,02,562-strong electorate comprising of 9,28,573 male and 9,73,989 female voters. There are around 45,642 new voters this time.

The biggest contest is between Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and rights activist-turned politician Irom Chanu Sharmila in Thoubal constituency.

Key polls issues:

1. Continuing economic blockade by the United Naga Council and the state government's inability to lift it.

2. Alleged lack of development, corruption, and worsening law and order situation in the state.

The election in Manipur is a crucial test for the 15-year-old Congress regime which is facing a stiff challenge from the BJP.

Manipur recorded one of its highest ever voting percentages in an election at 86%. The state had recorded overall 79.80 per cent turnout in 2012.

Manipur had polled in two phases – March 4 and March 11.