Manipur Legislative Assembly Election 2027

What this countdown tracks

The clock above counts down to the Manipur Legislative Assembly election in February 2027, with an indicative polling date of February 21, 2027. The vote fills all 60 seats of the Manipur Vidhan Sabha and is the first general state election since the May 2023 ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities and the imposition of President's Rule in February 2025.

About this election

Manipur elects 60 MLAs via first-past-the-post; 19 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 1 for Scheduled Castes. The current Assembly's term ends on March 22, 2027, but the state has been under President's Rule since the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in February 2025. The election will be conducted under unusually heavy paramilitary deployment, with election infrastructure stretched across the Imphal Valley and the hill districts of Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Ukhrul, and others.

The political backdrop is dominated by the unresolved aftermath of the 2023 violence: more than 60,000 internally displaced persons, partial restoration of mobile internet, ongoing arrests under the AFSPA-extended districts, and the demand from Kuki-Zo legislators for a separate administration. Both the BJP and Congress face the structural difficulty that Meitei and Kuki-Zo voters now form near-segregated electorates. The Naga People's Front and the Naga vote in the northern hill districts add a third axis.

Key issues

The campaign will pivot on rehabilitation and return of IDPs, the future of the Suspension of Operations agreements with Kuki-Zo armed groups, the Inner Line Permit regime, the Scheduled Tribe-status demand by sections of the Meitei community, the AFSPA extension areas, and the long-standing question of unifying the hills and the valley under shared governance. Rebuilding burned villages and restoring inter-community trade routes is the daily political reality.

Past results

• 2022: BJP won 32 of 60 seats; N. Biren Singh continued as CM until February 2025.
• 2017: BJP formed government with 21 seats and the Naga People's Front; Congress was the single-largest party with 28.
• 2012: Congress won 42 seats under Okram Ibobi Singh's third successive term.
• 2007: Congress won 30 seats and headed an SPF coalition.
• 2002: Congress won 20 seats; SPF coalition formed government.

How to follow

Results publish on results.eci.gov.in. Coverage from Doordarshan, ANI's regional bureaus, the Imphal Free Press, Northeast Today, and ImpactTV; English-language readers can also follow Scroll, the Wire, and the Hindu's Northeast pages. Standard hashtag: #ManipurElection2027.

Related countdowns

Pair this with: Uttarakhand Assembly 2027, Goa Assembly 2027, Punjab Assembly 2027, and the Manipur Violence Commission of Inquiry Report which precedes the campaign.

FAQ

When is Manipur's 2027 election? Indicative polling date Feb 21, 2027; ECI's actual schedule depends on security clearance. Where will it be held? Across all 60 constituencies in the Imphal Valley and the surrounding hill districts. Why does this election matter? It is the first vote since the 2023 ethnic violence and President's Rule and will determine post-conflict governance in Manipur. Is the state currently under President's Rule? Yes — President's Rule was imposed in February 2025 after CM Biren Singh's resignation.