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Assembly constituency 47 · Manipur · ST

Karong is assembly constituency number 47 in Manipur, in Senapati district, and one of the segments of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election J Kumo Sha of the Independent won with 34.8% of the vote, 3,542 votes ahead of R Yuh Jonathan Tao (BJP).

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Karong · 2022AC 47
  1. 01
    J Kumo Sha
    Independent
    17,191
    34.83%
  2. 02
    R Yuh Jonathan Tao
    BJP
    13,649
    27.65%
  3. 03
    Khoho Siile Anthony
    NPF
    10,483
    21.24%
  4. 04
    D. D. Thaisii
    INC
    5,891
    11.93%
  5. 05
    Thaiba Sanii
    Independent
    2,102
    4.26%
  6. NOTA · 44 (0.09%)

Margin 3,542 votes · 7.18% of valid votes

54,916
Registered electors
2022 election
90.0%
Turnout
+5.6 pts vs 2017
3,542
Victory margin
7.2% of valid votes
Mar 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 49,360 valid votes, NOTA included.

Karong 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1J Kumo ShaMale · 39 yrs · STIndependent17,191
34.83%
2R Yuh Jonathan TaoMale · 56 yrs · STBJP13,649
27.65%
3Khoho Siile AnthonyMale · 52 yrs · STNPF10,483
21.24%
4D. D. ThaisiiMale · 60 yrs · STINC5,891
11.93%
5Thaiba SaniiMale · 46 yrs · STIndependent2,102
4.26%
—NOTANOTA44
0.09%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2017, IND in 2022.

0%20%40%60%201220172022BJP 27.6%NPF 21.2%INC 11.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022J Kumo ShaIndependent · 34.8% · margin 3,542Turnout90.0%
2017D.D. ThaisiiINC · 31.8% · margin 4,293Turnout84.3%
2012Dr. V. Alexander PaoNPF · 58.1% · margin 6,136Turnout74.1%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Karong result 2017

Karong 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1D.D. ThaisiiINC14,038
31.84%
2R. Yuh Jonathan TaoBJP9,745
22.10%
3Thaiba SaniiIndependent7,322
16.60%
4Solomon VienoIndependent6,553
14.86%
5Dr. V. Alexander PaoNPF5,342
12.11%
6T.K. SavanaiLJP951
2.16%
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—NOTANOTA145
0.33%

Karong result 2012

Karong 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. V. Alexander PaoNPF21,891
58.15%
2D. D. ThaisiiINC15,755
41.85%
Map

Karong 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 Senapati district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Karong is one of the assembly segments of Outer Manipur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Outer Manipur candidates.

  • S Kho JohnIndependent35,831 84.5%
  • Kachui Timothy ZimikNPF5,731 13.5%
  • Alfred Kanngam S ArthurINC719 1.7%
  • Alyson AbonmaiIndependent105 0.2%

In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, IND led here by 30,100 EVM votes.

Open Outer Manipur Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Karong.

Who won the Karong assembly seat in 2022?

J Kumo Sha of the Independent (IND) won Karong in the 2022 Manipur assembly election with 17,191 votes, which was 34.83% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Karong?

The margin was 3,542 votes (7.18% of valid votes). The runner-up was R Yuh Jonathan Tao of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 13,649 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Karong in 2022?

Turnout was 89.96%: 49,403 of 54,916 registered electors voted, across 1 polling stations. That is 5.6 points higher than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karong part of?

Karong is an assembly segment of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency in Manipur. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, S Kho John got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Karong a reserved constituency?

Yes. Karong 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 Karong?

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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