Manipur Legislative Assembly
Unicameral state legislature of Manipur in India
The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Manipur.
01Description
The seat of the Manipur Legislative Assembly is at Imphal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Capital Complex in the Thangmeiband locality of Imphal city. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved earlier. The Legislative Assembly comprises 60 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies, of which 40 are in the Imphal Valley and 20 in the surrounding hill districts. At present, 1 assembly constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and 19 assembly constituencies are reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. The leader of Opposition is vacant since no other party has a minimum of 6 seats.
02Office bearers
| S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaker | Thokchom Satyabrata Singh | BJP | Yaiskul | 22 March 2022 | |||
| 2 | Deputy Speaker | Kongkham Robindro Singh | Mayang Imphal | |||||
| 3 | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Yumnam Khemchand Singh | Singjamei | 4 February 2026 | ||||
| 4 | Deputy Leaders of the House (Deputy Chief Ministers) |
Nemcha Kipgen | Kangpokpi | |||||
| 5 | Losii Dikho | NPF | Mao | |||||
| 6 | Leader of the Opposition | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
03Members of Legislative Assembly
04Past Composition
1967-1972
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| CPI | SSP | INC | Ind |
1972-1974
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| CPI | SP | INC (I) | MPP | INC (O) | Ind |
1974-1980
| 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 5 |
| CPI | SP | INC (I) | MHU | KNA | MPP | Ind |
1980-1984
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| CPI (M) | CPI | INC (I) | INC (U) | KNA | JP | MPP | Ind |
1984-1990
| 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| CPI | INC | KNA | JP | MPP | Ind |
1990-1995
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| CPI | ICS (SCS) | JD | INC | KNA | MPP |
1995-2000
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| CPI | SAP | IC (S) | JD | INC | FPM | MPP | MSCP | BJP | Ind |
2000-2002
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 1 |
| RJD | SAP | JD (U) | JD (S) | INC | FPM | NCP | MPP | MSCP | BJP | Ind |
2002-2007
| 5 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| CPI | SAP | INC | DRPP | FPM | MNC | NCP | MPP | MSCP | BJP |
2007-2012
| 4 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| CPI | RJD | INC | NCP | MPP | Ind |
2012-2017
| 7 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| AITC | INC | LJP | NCP | MSCP | NPF |
2017-2022
| 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
| AITC | INC | LJP | NPP | NPF | BJP | Ind |
2022-Present
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 3 |
| JD (U) | INC | KPA | NPP | NPF | BJP | Ind |
Sources and credits
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