Manipur
One of India’s isolated northeastern states, Manipur shares a long and rugged border with Myanmar and is a key location for India’s plans to improve connectivity to southeast Asia. Until connectivity improves, Manipur will remain something of a dead end for trade and will likely be unable to overcome the bifurcation of its current politics, split between tribal groups inhabiting its hills and those in its central valley.
State Summary
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Size
8,621 sq. miles -
Population
2.9 million -
State GDP
$2.21 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
60
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Rajya Sabha Seats
1 -
Lok Sabha Seats
2 -
Party Affiliation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), National People's Party (NPP), Naga People's Front (NPF)
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP)
Left: Manipuri children wash utensils as Indian youth paddle kayaks across Loktak lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India. (DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)
Manipuri children wash utensils as Indian youth paddle kayaks across Loktak lake, the largest freshwater lake in northeastern India. (DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)
Right: A Manipuri woman, carrying a child on her back, purchases goods from a vendor at the Ima Market (mother’s market) in Imphal. (DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP/Getty Images)