Federal Party of Manipur | |
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President | Gangmumei Kamei |
Founded | 21 October 1993 |
Dissolved | 2007 |
Merged into | Manipur People's Party |
ECI Status | State Party |
The Federal Party of Manipur (FPM) was a political party in the Indian state of Manipur founded by Gangmumei Kamei in 1993. [1]
Prior to the 2007 9th Legislative Assembly election the FPM, along with the Democratic Revolutionary People's Party, merged into the Manipur People's Party. [2]
Seats | Votes | |||||
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Contested | Won | +/- | Total | % | +/- | |
1995 | 22 | 2 | 56,300 | 4.91 | ||
2000 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 118,916 | 9.44 | 4.53 |
2002 | 48 | 13 | 7 | 239,444 | 18.14 | 8.7 |
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