Wangjing Tentha Assembly constituency

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

Wangjing Tentha
Constituency No. 34 for the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Manipur
District	Thoubal
Lok Sabha constituency	Outer Manipur
Established	1972
Total electors	33,398[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
12th Manipur Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Paonam Brojen
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party

It is part of Thoubal district. As of 2022, its representative is Paonam Brojen of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Extent

Wangjing tentha is the 34th among 60 assembly constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 39 parts namely:- 1 - Tentha Khunjao Makha Leikai, 2 - Tentha Makha Leikai, 3 - Tentha Khongbal (A), 4 - Tentha Khongbal (B), 5 - Tentha Heibung, ...39 - Phundrei (A).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1972	Naorem Kunjobapu		Manipur Peoples Party
1974	Saqam Ibomcha Singh		Independent politician
1980	Laishram Saratchandra Singh
1984	Moirangthem Nara Singh		Communist Party of India
1990
1995	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh		Indian National Congress
2000			Manipur State Congress Party
2002	Moirangthem Nara Singh		Communist Party of India
2007	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh		Indian National Congress
2012	Paonam Brojen		Manipur State Congress Party
2017			Indian National Congress
2020 by-election[3]			Bharatiya Janata Party
2022

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2022			51.69%
2020 by-election			52.01%
2017			43.37%
2012			45.50%
2007			44.86%
2002			43.16%
2000			34.69%
1995			41.52%
1990			31.07%
1984			19.59%
1980			25.02%
1974			21.53%
1972			31.91%

Assembly Election 2022

2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Paonam Brojen	15,765	51.69%	0.31
	INC	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	13,852	45.42%	1.45
	NPP	Usham Manglem	723	2.37%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	158	0.52%	0.02
Margin of victory			1,913	6.27%	1.14
Turnout			30,498	91.32%	0.98
Registered electors			33,398		4.63
	BJP hold		Swing	0.31

Assembly By-election 2020

2020 Manipur Legislative Assembly by-election: Wangjing Tentha^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Paonam Brojen	15,321	52.01%	14.94
	INC	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	13,808	46.87%	3.50
	Independent	Sarangthem Manaobi	331	1.12%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	159	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			1,513	5.14%	1.16
Turnout			29,460	92.84%	0.12
Registered electors			31,919		0.55
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.64

Assembly Election 2017

2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Paonam Brojen	12,830	43.37%	11.86
	BJP	Moirangthem Hemanta	10,967	37.07%	New
	CPI	Haobam Robindro Singh	5,562	18.80%	3.38
	NOTA	None of the Above	105	0.35%	New
Margin of victory			1,863	6.30%	7.69
Turnout			29,585	92.17%	0.04
Registered electors			32,097		10.32
	INC gain from MSCP		Swing	2.13

Assembly Election 2012

2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MSCP	Paonam Brojen	12,207	45.50%	New
	INC	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	8,454	31.51%	13.35
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	5,950	22.18%	20.11
	AITC	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	218	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			3,753	13.99%	11.41
Turnout			26,829	92.21%	1.46
Registered electors			29,094		7.61
	MSCP gain from INC		Swing	0.64

Assembly Election 2007

2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	11,007	44.86%	28.57
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	10,375	42.28%	0.88
	RJD	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	1,944	7.92%	New
	MPP	Laishram Krishna Singh	1,211	4.94%	New
Margin of victory			632	2.58%	4.56
Turnout			24,537	90.76%	0.77
Registered electors			27,036		15.48
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	1.70

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	9,249	43.16%	11.26
	MSCP	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	7,720	36.03%	1.34
	INC	Sapam Suresh Singh	3,491	16.29%	6.69
	Samata Party	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	534	2.49%	New
	BJP	Sorokhaibam Gitchandra Singh	120	0.56%	14.70
Margin of victory			1,529	7.14%	4.35
Turnout			21,429	91.53%	1.08
Registered electors			23,412		3.20
	CPI gain from MSCP		Swing	8.47

Assembly Election 2000

2000 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MSCP	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	7,288	34.69%	New
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	6,703	31.91%	0.30
	BJP	Sapam Suresh Singh	3,205	15.26%	New
	INC	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	2,017	9.60%	31.91
	FPM	Khundrakpam Maniton	1,514	7.21%	New
Margin of victory			585	2.78%	6.53
Turnout			21,009	92.61%	0.90
Registered electors			22,686		15.30
	MSCP gain from INC		Swing	6.83

Assembly Election 1995

1995 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Moirangthem Hemanta Singh	7,638	41.52%	13.86
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	5,925	32.20%	1.13
	Samata Party	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	4,450	24.19%	New
	MPP	Maibam Rajen Singh	166	0.90%	18.02
Margin of victory			1,713	9.31%	5.89
Turnout			18,398	93.50%	3.33
Registered electors			19,676		9.29
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	10.44

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	6,078	31.07%	11.49
	INC	Moirangthem Hemanta	5,409	27.65%	16.74
	Independent	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	3,774	19.29%	New
	MPP	Sapam Ibocha Singh	3,701	18.92%	5.15
	Independent	Maibam Rajen Singh	277	1.42%	New
Margin of victory			669	3.42%	0.37
Turnout			19,561	90.18%	0.71
Registered electors			21,692		23.46
	CPI hold		Swing	11.49

Assembly Election 1984

1984 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	3,079	19.59%	0.69
	Independent	Sapam Ibocha Singh	2,599	16.53%	New
	MPP	Sagolsem Ibochoubi Singh	2,164	13.77%	8.11
	Independent	Moirangthem Hemanta	1,893	12.04%	New
	INC	Kh. Leimu	1,716	10.92%	New
	Independent	Laishram Saratchandra Singh	1,700	10.81%	New
	Independent	Tekcham Angojao	1,488	9.47%	New
	Independent	Paonam Birahari	502	3.19%	New
	Independent	Maibam Rajen Singh	205	1.30%	New
Margin of victory			480	3.05%	3.08
Turnout			15,720	89.47%	2.55
Registered electors			17,570		18.64
	CPI gain from Independent		Swing	5.44

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Laishram Saratchandra Singh	3,221	25.02%	New
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	2,432	18.89%	7.77
	INC(I)	Sapam Ibocha Singh	2,411	18.73%	New
	Independent	Tekcham Angojao	1,373	10.67%	New
	JP	Laishram Khombon Singh	1,168	9.07%	New
	INC(U)	Khundrakpam Leimbu	1,113	8.65%	New
	MPP	Moirangthem Brajamani	728	5.66%	12.41
Margin of victory			789	6.13%	2.67
Turnout			12,872	86.92%	3.44
Registered electors			14,809		21.96
	Independent hold		Swing	3.50

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Saqam Ibomcha Singh	2,362	21.53%	New
	MPP	Naorem Kunjobabu	1,982	18.06%	13.85
	Independent	Laishram Saratchandra Singh	1,912	17.42%	New
	INC(O)	Laishram Khombon Singh	1,531	13.95%	12.02
	Independent	Khundrakpam Lelmu	1,389	12.66%	New
	CPI	Moirangthem Nara Singh	1,221	11.13%	New
	Socialist	Moirangthem Tompok Singh	141	1.28%	8.29
Margin of victory			380	3.46%	2.48
Turnout			10,973	90.36%	4.62
Registered electors			12,143		24.02
	Independent gain from MPP		Swing	10.39

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Manipur Legislative Assembly election: Wangjing Tentha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MPP	Naorem Kunjobapu	2,679	31.91%	New
	INC(O)	Laisram Khomdon	2,180	25.97%	New
	INC	Sapam Chaoba	1,484	17.68%	New
	Independent	Thokchom Sajou	1,053	12.54%	New
	Socialist	Langpoklakpam Samu	804	9.58%	New
Margin of victory			499	5.94%
Turnout			8,395	85.74%
Registered electors			9,791
	MPP win (new seat)

See also

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