# Wangkhei Assembly constituency

Wangkhei is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Manipur state in India.
It is part of Imphal East district.

## Birth and extent of the constituency

Wangkhei was created for the first legislative assembly election in Manipur, in 1967. As of the latest delimitation in 2007, it comprises Ward Nos. 21, 22, 23 and 26 in Imphal municipality.
Wangkhei is the 15th among 60 assembly constituencies of Manipur. It consists of 50 parts namely: 1 - Mantri Pukhri West (A), 2 - Mantri Pukhri West (B), 3 - Mantri Pukhri East (A), 4 - Mantri Pukhri East (B), 5 - Chingmeirong Nongchup(A), 6 - Chingmeirong Nongchup(B), 7 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (A), 8 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (B), 9 - Chingmeirong Nongpok(B-1), 10 - Chingmeirong Nongpok (C), 11 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (A), 12 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (B), 13 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (C), 14 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (D), 15 - Kabo Leikai Nongpok (E), 16 - Golapati (North), 17 - Golapati (South), 18 - Nongpok Ingkhol (C), 19 - Nongpok Ingkhol (D), 20 - Nongpok Ingkhol (A), 21 - Nongpok Ingkhol (B), 22 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai, 23 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (E), 24 - Nongpok Ingkhol(F-2), 25 - New Chekon (A), 26 - New Chekon (B), 27 - Hafiz Hatta, 28 - Konjeng Poila Leikai, 29 - Telipati (A), 30 - Telipati (B), 31 - Khurai Thoudam Leikai (A), 32 - Khurai Thoudam Leikai (B), 33 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (A), 34 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (B), 35 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (C), 36 - Khurai Thangjam Leikai (D), 37 - Khurai Ahongei Leikai (A), 38 - Khurai Ahongei Leikai, 39 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (A), 40 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (B), 41 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (C), 42 - Khurai Soibam Leikai (D), 43 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (A), 44 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (A-1), 45 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (B), 46 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (B-1), 47 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (C), 48 - Wangkheirakpam Leikai (D), 49 - Wangkhei Angom Leikai (A), and 50 - Wangkhei Angom Leikai (B).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1980 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh | Manipur Peoples Party |
| 1995 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Dr. Haobam Borobabu Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2002 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Manipur State Congress Party |
| 2007 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Okram Henry Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 2017 | Yumkham Erabot Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2022 | Thangjam Arunkumar | Janata Dal (United) |
* ↑ Okram Henry Singh's election was declared null and void by the High Court of Manipur.

## Election results
### 2017

Okram Henry Singh was declared as the winner in 2017, but on 15 April 2021, the Manipur High Court declared the election result as null and void. It also declared that Yumkham Erabot Singh was the MLA of the Wangkhei constituency.
Manipur Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Wangkhei :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Okram Henry Singh | 16,753 | |
| | BJP | Yumkham Erabot Singh | 12,417 | |
| | AITC | Rajkumar Priyobarta Singh | 341 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 149 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,336 | 14.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,660 | 84.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,914 | |