Bijoy Koijam

Bijoy Koijam is a politician from Manipur, India. In 2002, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur, as the Manipur State Congress Party candidate in the constituency Thongju. ^{[1] [2]} In 2003, he was appointed Minister of Family Welfare in the state government. ^[3] He was removed from his ministerial post in 2004. ^[4] In 2007, he retained his Assembly seat, contesting on behalf of the Indian National Congress. ^[5]

Koijam is the chairman of the Manipur Electronic Development Corporation. ^[6]

In August 2007, a suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak militant was arrested from Koijam's residence. Koijam claimed that the man had worked as his driver ^[7] and alleged that the arrest was politically motivated.^{[ citation needed ]}

In March 2008, PREPAK militants attacked Koijam's residence, hurling a bomb at it. ^[8]

References

1. "Results of the 9th Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections 2007 Under Impahl East District". Impahl East District. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
2. "Indian Media misinforming world community:NSCN-IM". Nagalim.NL News. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
3. Manipur Legislative Assembly Archived 15 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. Manipur Legislative Assembly Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Statistical Report, 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election" (PDF). Election Commission of India.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Manipur MLAs await profit shield". The Telegraph . Kolkata. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
7. "Manipur MLAs deny harbouring militants". The Hindu . 19 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
8. "Bomb hurled at Congress MLA's house, no casualty". The Hindu. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2018.