Govindas Konthoujam

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Govindas Konthoujam
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Official portrait, 2022
Minister of Home Affairs of Manipur
Assumed office
4 February 2026
Education Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater Chanambam Ibomcha College
ProfessionSocial worker

Govindas Konthoujam Singh (born 1 February 1963) is an Indian politician from Manipur and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected for the seventh time in a row as a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Bishnupur constituency in Bishnupur District from the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. [2] Singh is the current Home Minister of Manipur in Yumnam Khemchand Singh's cabinet. Singh was the Minister for PWD, Department of Youth Affairs & Sports in the Second N. Biren Singh ministry.

He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Sambit Patra and Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh after resigning from Indian National Congress. He was the chief whip of the Congress Legislature Party. Konthoujam was also the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee President from December 2020 to July 2021. [3] [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. "Govindas Konthoujam, INC MLA from Bishnupur – Our Neta".
  2. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "Former Manipur Congress Chief Govindas Konthoujam Joins BJP". NDTV. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. "Manipur Congress leader Govindas Konthoujam joins BJP". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. "Who is Govindas Konthoujam? The Former Manipur Congress chief who joined BJP". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. "Former Manipur Congress chief Govindas Konthoujam joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2021.