Elections to the

Manipur Legislative Assembly The Manipur Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Manipur. See also *Vidhan Sabha *List of districts of Manipur *State governments of India *List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly ...

were held from December 1984 to May 1985, to elect members of the 60 constituencies in

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...

, India. The

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won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and

Rishang Keishing Rishang Keishing (25 October 1920 – 22 August 2017) was an Indian politician from Manipur. Rishang served as Chief Minister of Manipur from 1980 to 1988 and from 1994 to 1998. He was former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha representing Manip ...

was reappointed as the

Chief Minister of Manipur The chief minister of Manipur is the chief executive of the Indian state of Manipur. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's '' de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Follo ...

. After the passing of the

North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's North-East region into States and union territories. Effect of the changes Source: * Establishment of the states of Manipur and Tripura. T ...

, Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State and the size of its Legislative Assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members.

Result

Elected Members

References

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...