Press Release: Analysis of Performance of MLAs 11th Legislative Assembly of Manipur (2017 - 2021)

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Press Release

Date: January 10, 2022

Dear Friends,

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Manipur Election Watch (MEW) had filed RTIs to the Manipur Assembly Secretariat asking for the information pertaining to the performance of the MLAs and the Legislative Assembly. This report has been generated from the information received up to August 2021. Whereas from 2017 to 2020 the report covers the complete calendar years, for the year 2021 the report covers data available from January to August 2021.

There are 60 seats in Manipur Assembly, however this report also includes the analysis for the MLAs who have resigned or got elected through bye-elections.

For the complete reports in English and Hindi, please see: https://adrindia.org/content/11th-legislative-assembly-manipur-analysis-performance-mlas-2017-2021

Summary and Highlights

Analysis of Number of Sittings in Each Session of Manipur Legislative Assembly

On an average, Manipur State Assembly sat for 17 days per year.

The longest session was the 4^th session, from 2^nd February, 2018 to 23^rd February, 2018. It had 15 sittings.

Figure: No. of sittings planned vs No. of sitting held in Manipur Assembly during the period 2017-2021

The highest number of hours contributed for assembly sittings were 101.39 hours in 2017 where assembly had 23 sittings.

The lowest number of hours contributed for assembly sittings were 67.49 hours in 2020 where assembly had 12 sittings.

Figure: Year Wise Total Time Contributed for Assembly Sessions (in Hours)

Analysis of Attendance MLAs in Manipur Legislative Assembly

The details of MLAs with highest attendance are given below:

S.No.	Name of the Member	Constituency	Party	Total Number of Days	Number of days Attended	Percentage of Attendance
1	Khumukcham Joykisan Singh	Thangmeiband	INC	86	86	100%
2	N.indrajit	Khetrigao	BJP	86	85	99%
3	Pukhrem Saratchandra Singh	Moirang	BJP	86	85	99%
4	Nameirakpam Loken Singh	Nambol	INC	86	83	97%
5	Thokchom Lokeshwar Singh	Khundrakpam	INC	86	82	95%
6	Surjakumar Okram	Khangabo	INC	86	82	95%
7	Gaikhangam	Nungba	INC	86	82	95%
8	T.N Haokip	Saikot	INC	86	82	95%
9	Keisham Meghchandra Singh	Wangkhem	INC	86	81	94%
10	MD.Fajur Rahim	Wabgai	INC	86	81	94%

Table: MLAs with highest attendance

Figure: Party Wise Average Attendance

*Including MLAs resigned / elected through Bye –Elections

Analysis of Number of Questions asked by MLAs in Manipur Legislative Assembly

Only 29 MLAs have asked questions. These MLAs asked a total of 697 questions.

The details of top 5 MLAs who have asked the highest number of questions are given below.

S.No.	Name of the Member	Constituency	Party	Number of Questions Asked
1	Khumukcham Joykisan Singh	Thangmeiband	INC	116
2	Surjakumar Okram	Khangabo	INC	104
3	Kangujam Ranjit Singh	Sugnoo	INC	77
4	Alfred Kanngam Arthur	Ukhrul	INC	68
5	Chaltonlien Amo	Tipaimukh	INC	48