Editing Imphal (section)

== Government and politics ==
[[File:Imphal view.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Imphal city nightview]]
Imphal is the state capital as well as the headquarters of the Imphal district. The civic administration of the city is under Imphal Municipal Corporation.

=== Civic administration ===
{{See also|Imphal Municipal Corporation}}
According to Census 2011, Imphal constitutes 42.13% of the total urban population in Manipur. Hence, the history of urban local governance is longer in Imphal than in other parts of the state. The British established the Town Fund Board in Imphal in 1915, which was headed by the then [[Agencies of British India|Political Agent]] Lt. Col. H.W.G. Cole and other nominated members.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Lairenlakpam|first=Bino Devi|date=22 April 2015|title=Development and working of the Imphal Municipal Board from 1956 to 1980|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10603/39465|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Shodhganga|hdl=10603/39465|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225021/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/39465|url-status=live}}</ref> The Town Fund Board continued after Independence and merger with India in 1949 and it was not headed by the Chief Secretary of Manipur Administration. In 1956, the Assam Municipal Act, 1923 was extended to Manipur and the Imphal Municipal Board was formed with 12 elected members. The strength of the elected members of this Board was increased to 24 in 1961 and to 28 in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chapter VIII, City Utility Services|url=http://14.139.13.47:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/67587/16/16_chapter%208.pdf|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Shodhganga}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Initially, the Municipal Board was established only to administer the areas in Imphal under the British Reserve, covering {{cvt|3.10|km2}} and 2,862 inhabitants. This was extended to {{cvt|17.48|km2}} in 1960,  {{cvt|18.25|km2}} in 1970, and {{cvt|76.58|km2}} in 1972.<ref name=":0" />

In 1992, the Municipal Board was upgraded to a Municipal Council under the Manipur Municipality Act, 1994.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) for Imphal, Manipur, FY 2015-16|url=http://amrut.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/8%20SAAPMANIPUR.pdf|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016092720/http://amrut.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/8%20SAAPMANIPUR.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, the council was upgraded to the status of Municipal Corporation. There are 27 wards under the Municipal Corporation, each with its own elected councillor. There are eight committees and five sections at the corporation to govern the administration of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Organisational Structure|url=http://imc.mn.gov.in/Organisational%20Structure.pdf|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Imphal Municipal Corporation|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215091344/http://imc.mn.gov.in/Organisational%20Structure.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are Ward Development Committees in each ward to look after developmental activities at the ward level. The local ward councillor is the chairperson of the committee, which includes two elected and two nominated members as well.<ref name=":1" /> The last election to the corporation was in 2016, with INC winning 12 seats, BJP winning 10 seats, and independent candidates winning 5 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Indo-Asian News Service|date=7 June 2016|title=Congress wins 12 seats in 27-member Manipur local body|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/congress-wins-12-seats-in-27-member-manipur-local-body-116060701192_1.html|access-date=15 September 2020|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315182200/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/congress-wins-12-seats-in-27-member-manipur-local-body-116060701192_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the Manipur Municipality Act, 1994, the mayor is indirectly elected by the elected councillors from among themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994|url=http://imc.mn.gov.in/MMAct009converted.pdf|access-date=15 September 2020|website=Imphal Municipal Corporation|archive-date=19 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719212649/http://imc.mn.gov.in/MMAct009converted.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first mayor of the corporation was Soram Sunil and was elected in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=18 June 2016|title=Soram Sunil sworn in as first mayor of Imphal {{!}} Imphal News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/Soram-Sunil-sworn-in-as-first-mayor-of-Imphal/articleshow/52804065.cms|access-date=15 September 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922050155/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/Soram-Sunil-sworn-in-as-first-mayor-of-Imphal/articleshow/52804065.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The present mayor of Imphal Municipal Corporation is Laisangbam Lokeshwar and was elected to the position in 2017. Sujata Phaomei is the present Deputy Mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IMC Mayor : 10th jun17 ~ E-Pao! Headlines|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Snipp3..100617.jun17|access-date=15 September 2020|website=e-pao.net|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328225009/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Snipp3..100617.jun17|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Representation in parliament ====
Manipur is divided into two constituencies for the purpose of Lok Sabha - [[Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency]] and [[Inner Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency]]. Imphal city is part of the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituencies {{!}} Imphal West District, Government of Manipur {{!}} India|url=https://imphalwest.nic.in/parliamentary-constituencies/|access-date=15 October 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020063927/https://imphalwest.nic.in/parliamentary-constituencies/|url-status=live}}</ref> The last elections took place during the [[2024 Indian general election]]s. [[Bimol Akoijam|Angomcha Bimol Akoijam]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] won the election with 374,017	votes.