Thanga Assembly constituency

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

Thanga
Constituency No. 28 for the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Manipur
District	Bishnupur
Lok Sabha constituency	Inner Manipur
Established	1972
Total electors	22,984[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
12th Manipur Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tongbram Robindro Singh
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2022

It is part of Bishnupur district. As of 2022, it is represented by Tongbram Robindro Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Extent

Thanga is the 28th among 60 constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 28 parts namely: 1 - Thanga Karang (A), 2 - Thanga Karang (B), 3 - Thanga Chingkha(A), 4 - Thanga Chingkha(B), 5 - Thanga Heisnam Leikai (A), 6 - Thanga Heisnam Leikai (B), 7 - Thanga Salam Leikai (A), 8 - Thanga Salam Leikai (B), 9 - Thanga Oinam Leikai, 10 - Samukon, 11 - Thanga Moirangthem Leikai (A-1), 12 - Thanga Moirangthem Leikai (A-2), 13 - Thanga Moirangthem Leikai (B), 14 - Ithing (A), 15 - Ithing (B), 16 - Keibul (A), 17 - Keibul (B), 18 - Chingmei Chandapur (A), 19 - Chingmei Chandapur (B), 20 - Moirang Khunou (A), 21 - Moirang Khunou (B), 22 - Moirang Khunou (C), 23 - Kha Thinungei (A), 24 - Kha Thinungei (B), 25 - Keirenphabi, 26 - Khordak, 27 - Nongmaikhong, and 28 - Champu Khangpok.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
2007[4]	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh		Indian National Congress
2012[5]
2017[6]	Tongbram Robindro Singh		All India Trinamool Congress
2022			Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2022			61.96%
2017			33.06%
2012			26.74%
2007			35.51%
2002			23.33%
2000			25.75%
1995			30.19%
1990			24.45%
1984			24.28%
1980			36.84%
1974			35.49%
1972			41.66%
1967			46.68%

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Tongbram Robindro Singh	13,095	61.96%	34.04%
	INC	Birla Haobijam	7,844	37.11%	11.18%
	NOTA	Nota	196	0.93%	0.43%
Margin of victory			5,251	24.85%	19.70%
Turnout			21,135	91.96%	−1.48%
Registered electors			22,984		9.86%
	BJP gain from AITC		Swing	28.90%

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Tongbram Robindro Singh	6,462	33.06%
	BJP	Moirangthem Asnikumar Singh	5,457	27.92%	26.23%
	INC	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	5,070	25.94%	−0.80%
	NCP	Heisnam Kulachandra Singh	2,461	12.59%
	NOTA	None of the Above	97	0.50%
Margin of victory			1,005	5.14%	4.20%
Turnout			19,547	93.43%	3.38%
Registered electors			20,921		3.21%
	AITC gain from INC		Swing	6.32%

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	4,881	26.74%	−8.77%
	AITC	Tongbram Robindro Singh	4,710	25.80%
	CPI	Moirangthem Asnikumar Singh	3,492	19.13%	3.83%
	MPP	Haobijam Manisana Singh	3,066	16.80%	−12.29%
	MSCP	Heisnam Kulachandra Singh	1,796	9.84%
	BJP	Salam Ibohal Singh	308	1.69%
Margin of victory			171	0.94%	−5.49%
Turnout			18,254	90.04%	−0.14%
Registered electors			20,271		1.24%
	INC hold		Swing	-8.77%

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	6,412	35.51%	18.82%
	MPP	Haobijam Manisana Singh	5,252	29.08%
	SP	Salam Ibohal Singh	3,485	19.30%
	CPI	Heisnam Sanayaima Singh	2,762	15.30%
Margin of victory			1,160	6.42%	6.33%
Turnout			18,058	90.19%	−2.16%
Registered electors			20,022		11.94%
	INC gain from FPM		Swing	12.18%

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	FPM	Salam Ibohal Singh	3,781	23.33%
	MSCP	Haobijam Manisana Singh	3,765	23.23%	−2.53%
	BJP	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	3,220	19.86%	−5.53%
	INC	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	2,705	16.69%	−7.27%
	NCP	Heisnam Sanayaima Singh	2,173	13.41%
	Samata Party	Moirangthem Asnikumar Singh	566	3.49%
Margin of victory			16	0.10%	−0.26%
Turnout			16,210	92.35%	−1.64%
Registered electors			17,886		4.37%
	FPM gain from MSCP		Swing	-6.86%

Assembly Election 2000

2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MSCP	Heisnam Sanayaima Singh	3,992	25.75%
	BJP	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	3,936	25.39%	3.04%
	MPP	Salam Ibohal Singh	3,860	24.90%	1.54%
	INC	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	3,713	23.95%	−0.14%
Margin of victory			56	0.36%	−5.73%
Turnout			15,501	92.26%	−1.74%
Registered electors			17,137		11.36%
	MSCP gain from JD		Swing	-4.44%

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	4,277	30.19%
	INC	Heisnam Sanayaima Singh	3,414	24.10%	2.43%
	MPP	Salam Ibohal Singh	3,310	23.36%	−1.09%
	BJP	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	3,166	22.35%	1.13%
Margin of victory			863	6.09%	3.31%
Turnout			14,167	94.00%	2.37%
Registered electors			15,389		4.53%
	JD gain from MPP		Swing	5.74%

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MPP	Salam Ibohal Singh	3,210	24.45%
	INC	Heisnam Sanayaima Singh	2,845	21.67%	−1.29%
	BJP	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	2,786	21.22%
	JD	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	2,542	19.36%
	INS(SCS)	Salam Jayantakumar Singh	1,745	13.29%
Margin of victory			365	2.78%	1.87%
Turnout			13,128	91.62%	−0.85%
Registered electors			14,722		21.35%
	MPP gain from Independent		Swing	0.17%

Assembly Election 1984

1984 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Heisnam Sanayaima Singh	2,628	24.28%
	Independent	Salam Ibohal Singh	2,529	23.37%
	INC	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	2,485	22.96%
	JP	Tongbram Mangibabu Singh	1,844	17.04%
	IC(S)	Salam Jayantakumar Singh	1,336	12.35%
Margin of victory			99	0.91%	−6.56%
Turnout			10,822	92.47%	2.11%
Registered electors			12,132		6.05%
	Independent hold		Swing	-12.56%

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Haojam Kangjamba Singh	3,711	36.84%
	JP(S)	Kaisanam Yaima	2,958	29.37%
	INC(I)	Salam Ibohal Singh	1,907	18.93%
	JP	Salam Jayantakumar Singh	1,398	13.88%
	MPP	Labuktongbam Kondum	99	0.98%	−33.32%
Margin of victory			753	7.48%	6.30%
Turnout			10,073	90.37%	1.38%
Registered electors			11,440		14.42%
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	1.35%

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Salam Jayantakumar Singh	3,037	35.49%	8.62%
	MPP	Heisnam Yaima Singh	2,936	34.31%	32.14%
	Socialist	Haobijam Kanjamba Singh	2,585	30.21%
Margin of victory			101	1.18%	−13.61%
Turnout			8,558	88.99%	8.20%
Registered electors			9,998		13.59%
	INC gain from Socialist		Swing	-6.17%

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	2,878	41.66%
	INC	Salam Jayantakumar Singh	1,856	26.87%	−19.81%
	Independent	Heisnam Yaima Singh	1,326	19.20%
	Independent	Oinam Lukhoi	698	10.10%
	MPP	Ningthoujam Duhar	150	2.17%
Margin of victory			1,022	14.79%	4.76%
Turnout			6,908	80.79%	3.89%
Registered electors			8,802		−48.08%
	Socialist gain from INC		Swing	-5.02%

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Thanga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mairembam Koireng Singh	5,823	46.68%
	SSP	Haobijam Kangjamba Singh	4,571	36.64%
	Independent	Ibocha	1,096	8.79%
	Independent	K. Maniangou	701	5.62%
	Independent	Bhanu	284	2.28%
Margin of victory			1,252	10.04%
Turnout			12,475	76.90%
Registered electors			16,954
	INC win (new seat)

See also

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