Chandel is assembly constituency number 41 in Manipur, in Chandel district, and one of the segments of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Ss. Olish of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 79.1% of the vote, 27,341 votes ahead of Langhu Paulhring Anal (NPF).
- 01Ss. OlishBJP37,06679.06%
- 02Langhu Paulhring AnalNPF9,72520.74%
- NOTA · 91 (0.19%)
Margin 27,341 votes · 58.32% of valid votes
All 2 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 46,882 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ss. OlishFemale · 44 yrs · ST | BJP | 37,066 | 79.06% |
| 2 | Langhu Paulhring AnalMale · 47 yrs · ST | NPF | 9,725 | 20.74% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 91 | 0.19% |
The seat changed hands: NPEP won in 2017, BJP in 2022.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Chandel result 2017
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Letpao Haokip | NPP | 14,216 | 33.58% |
| 2 | Ts Warngam | Independent | 12,091 | 28.56% |
| 3 | S.S. Olish | BJP | 9,842 | 23.25% |
| 4 | Bd. Behring Anal | PDA | 3,044 | 7.19% |
| 5 | St. Victor Nunghlung | NPF | 1,574 | 3.72% |
| 6 | Chungjalen Haokip | INC | 1,185 | 2.80% |
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| 7 | Thangkholun Haokip | TMC | 221 | 0.52% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 163 | 0.39% |
Chandel result 2012
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Nunghlung Victor | NPF | 13,324 | 37.37% |
| 2 | Thangkholun Haokip | INC | 13,158 | 36.91% |
| 3 | Ss Olish | Independent | 5,512 | 15.46% |
| 4 | Chungjalen Haokip | JD(U) | 1,658 | 4.65% |
| 5 | Ws Kanral | Independent | 1,548 | 4.34% |
| 6 | D. N. Haokip | CPI | 284 | 0.80% |
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| 7 | Solankee Chothe | TMC | 116 | 0.33% |
| 8 | K.L. Kapoor | JD(S) | 50 | 0.14% |
Chandel outlined in orange among the other Manipur seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Chandel district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Chandel is one of the assembly segments of Outer Manipur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Outer Manipur candidates.
- Kachui Timothy ZimikNPF23,599 58.5%
- Alfred Kanngam S ArthurINC15,520 38.5%
- S Kho JohnIndependent990 2.5%
- Alyson AbonmaiIndependent231 0.6%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, NPF led here by 8,079 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chandel.
Who won the Chandel assembly seat in 2022?
Ss. Olish of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Chandel in the 2022 Manipur assembly election with 37,066 votes, which was 79.06% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Chandel?
The margin was 27,341 votes (58.32% of valid votes). The runner-up was Langhu Paulhring Anal of the Naga Peoples Front with 9,725 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Chandel in 2022?
Turnout was 93.34%: 47,023 of 50,378 registered electors voted, across 80 polling stations. That is 4.3 points higher than in 2017.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chandel part of?
Chandel is an assembly segment of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency in Manipur. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kachui Timothy Zimik got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Chandel a reserved constituency?
Yes. Chandel is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Chandel?
The Manipur assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Manipur assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Chandel population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, ChandelEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Manipur state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Manipur Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Manipur districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, ManipurBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in ManipurCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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