Kakching Assembly constituency

Kakching Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.^[2]

Kakching
Constituency for the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Manipur
District	Kakching
Lok Sabha constituency	Outer Manipur
Established	1967
Total electors	30,499[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
12th Manipur Legislative Assembly
Incumbent M. Rameshwar Singh
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

It is part of Kakching district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1967	Y. Nimai		Samyukta Socialist Party
1972	Yengkhom Nimai		Socialist Party
1974	Kshetri Irubot		Communist Party of India
1980	Kshetri Irabot		Communist Party of India
1984	Yengkhom Thambal		Independent politician
1990	N. Nimai Singh		Indian National Congress
1995	Kshetrimayum Irabot Singh		Communist Party of India
2000	N. Nimai Singh		Indian National Congress
2002	Thokchom Tomba Singh		Communist Party of India
2007	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh		Indian National Congress
2012	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh		Indian National Congress
2017[3]	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh[a]		Indian National Congress
	M. Rameshwar Singh[4]		Bharatiya Janata Party
2022	Mayanglambam Rameshwar Singh		National People's Party

1. Election declared null and void by the court^[4]

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2022			31.49%
2017			46.20%
2012			62.16%
2007			51.28%
2002			51.66%
2000			29.42%
1995			39.75%
1990			49.33%
1984			35.47%
1980			38.13%
1974			36.89%
1972			35.58%
1967			36.71%

2022 Assembly election

2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Mayanglambam Rameshwar Singh	8,546	31.49%
	BJP	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh	7,341	27.05%	−16.53%
	INC	Kshetrimayum Kennedy Singh	5,873	21.64%	−24.55%
	JD(U)	Naorem Nabachandra Singh	2,451	9.03%
	NCP	Yengkhom Nilachandra Singh	2,009	7.40%
	CPI	Yengkhom Roma Devi	676	2.49%	−6.70%
	NOTA	Nota	239	0.88%	−0.15%
Margin of victory			1,205	4.44%	1.83%
Turnout			27,135	88.97%	2.53%
Registered electors			30,499		9.40%
	NPP gain from INC		Swing	-14.70%

2017 Assembly election

Yengkhom Surchandra Singh was declared the winner of the election in 2017, but the second place candidate, M. Rameshwar Singh challenged his victory in the courts, citing non-divulgence of assets. The case was declared in favor of the plaintiff by the Sikkim High Court and M. Rameshwar Singh was declared to be the new MLA of Kakching.^[4]

2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh	11,133	46.20%	−15.97%
	BJP	Mayanglambam Rameshwar Singh	10,503	43.58%
	CPI	Naorem Achouba	2,215	9.19%	−28.64%
	NOTA	None of the Above	249	1.03%
Margin of victory			630	2.61%	−21.71%
Turnout			24,100	86.44%	1.47%
Registered electors			27,879		17.41%
	INC hold		Swing	-15.97%

2012 Assembly election

2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh	12,543	62.16%	10.88%
	CPI	Naorem Achouba	7,634	37.83%	−4.08%
Margin of victory			4,909	24.33%	14.96%
Turnout			20,178	84.97%	−2.64%
Registered electors			23,746		−1.95%
	INC hold		Swing	10.88%

2007 Assembly election

2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yengkhom Surchandra Singh	10,881	51.28%	10.05%
	CPI	Thokchom Tomba	8,894	41.92%	−9.75%
	MPP	Kshetrimayum Irabot Singh	1,444	6.81%
Margin of victory			1,987	9.36%	−1.07%
Turnout			21,219	87.62%	1.11%
Registered electors			24,218		14.44%
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	-0.38%

2002 Assembly election

2002 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Thokchom Tomba	9,377	51.66%	30.04%
	INC	Nongmaithem Nimai Singh	7,483	41.23%	11.80%
	Independent	Yengkhom Thambal	1,290	7.11%
Margin of victory			1,894	10.44%	2.63%
Turnout			18,150	86.50%	−4.39%
Registered electors			21,162		3.42%
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	11.91%

2000 Assembly election

2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Nimai Singh	5,398	29.42%	−8.88%
	CPI	Thokchom Tomba Singh	3,966	21.62%	−18.13%
	MSCP	Kshetrimayum Irabot	3,515	19.16%
	FPM	A. Satar Yumkhaibam	3,284	17.90%
	BJP	Shougaijam Kulachandra Singh	1,755	9.57%
	NCP	Naorem Nabachandra	427	2.33%
Margin of victory			1,432	7.81%	6.36%
Turnout			18,345	90.25%	−0.65%
Registered electors			20,462		8.08%
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	-10.33%

1995 Assembly election

1995 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Kshetrimayum Irabot Singh	6,773	39.75%	0.94%
	INC	Nongmaithem Nimai Singh	6,526	38.30%	−11.03%
	JD	Yengkhom Thambal Singh	3,552	20.85%
	MPP	Mayanglambam Tomal Deya Meitei	188	1.10%
Margin of victory			247	1.45%	−9.08%
Turnout			17,039	90.89%	5.31%
Registered electors			18,933		−0.92%
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	-9.58%

1990 Assembly election

1990 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Nimai Singh	7,963	49.33%	21.94%
	CPI	Ksh. Irabot	6,264	38.81%	9.74%
	JD	Y. Thambal	1,786	11.06%
Margin of victory			1,699	10.53%	4.12%
Turnout			16,141	85.58%	−4.35%
Registered electors			19,108		25.96%
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	13.86%

1984 Assembly election

1984 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yengkhom Thambal	4,741	35.47%
	CPI	Kshetri Iraoji	3,885	29.07%	−9.06%
	INC	Nongmaithem Nimai	3,661	27.39%
	Independent	Mutum Ramdhon Singh	1,078	8.07%
Margin of victory			856	6.40%	2.48%
Turnout			13,365	89.93%	4.03%
Registered electors			15,170		11.58%
	Independent gain from CPI		Swing	-2.65%

1980 Assembly election

1980 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Kshetri Irabot	4,365	38.13%	1.24%
	JP	Yengkhom Thambal	3,916	34.20%
	INC(I)	Nongmaithem Modhu	2,868	25.05%
	MPP	Kshetrimayum Gobardhon	300	2.62%	−7.88%
Margin of victory			449	3.92%	−2.37%
Turnout			11,449	85.90%	−6.66%
Registered electors			13,596		26.65%
	CPI hold		Swing	1.24%

1974 Assembly election

1974 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Kshetri Irubot	3,622	36.89%	6.05%
	Socialist Labour Party (India)	Yengkhom Nimal	3,004	30.59%
	INC	Nongmaithem Bidhu Singh	2,162	22.02%	−11.57%
	MPP	Naorem Chandramani	1,031	10.50%
Margin of victory			618	6.29%	4.30%
Turnout			9,819	92.56%	4.42%
Registered electors			10,735		−6.48%
	CPI gain from Socialist Labour Party (India)		Swing	1.31%

1972 Assembly election

1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist Labour Party (India)	Yengkhom Nimai	3,544	35.58%
	INC	Mayanglambam I Botobi	3,345	33.58%	8.43%
	CPI	Kshe Rimayum Irabot	3,071	30.83%
Margin of victory			199	2.00%	−9.56%
Turnout			9,960	88.13%	7.71%
Registered electors			11,479		−35.83%
	Socialist Labour Party (India) gain from SSP		Swing	-1.13%

1967 Assembly election

1967 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Kakching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Y. Nimai	5,095	36.71%
	INC	M. Ibotombi	3,491	25.15%
	Independent	N. J. Singh	2,568	18.50%
	Independent	L. Khomdon	1,876	13.52%
	Independent	N. Komla	849	6.12%
Margin of victory			1,604	11.56%
Turnout			13,879	80.42%
Registered electors			17,889
	SSP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
• Thoubal district