Leishemba Sanajaoba

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Leishemba Sanajaoba
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
19 June 2020
Relatives Bodhchandra Singh (grandfather)
also see Kingdom of Manipur
Residence(s)Royal Palace Compound, Imphal, Imphal East District, Manipur
Alma mater B.A. (English Hons.), Maharaja Bodhchandra College
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Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current member of the former royal family of the princely state of Manipur in India, and a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Manipur. [1] [2] [3] He is often addressed with the honorific "maharaja", which is not a statutory title. [4] He continues to be the symbolic and spiritual head of ritualistic traditions of the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Pradip Phanjoubam (25 March 2020). "A new twist in the plot in Manipur". The Telegraph (India).
  2. "Manipur titular king Leishemba files nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha polls". NE Now. 14 March 2020.
  3. "BJP candidate Leishemba Sanajaoba wins RS election in Manipur". EastMojo. 25 March 2020.
  4. R. K. Nimal (23 June 2020), "Is Manipur still a Kingdom?", Imphal Free Press