M. K. Preshow Shimray

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MK Preshow Shimray
Deputy Speaker
Personal details
Born (1966-04-05) 5 April 1966 (age 58)
Poi, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (2020-Present)
Other political
affiliations		 Indian National Congress (Till July 2020)
Alma mater Madras University (B.E. in Civil)
OccupationPolitician

MK Preshow Shimray is an Indian politician from Manipur. He was elected as the MLA from 45 - Chingai (ST) Assembly Constituency in Manipur in the 2012 Manipur Legislative Assembly election as an Indian National Congress candidate. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2020. [1]

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Early life

MK Preshow Shimray was born on April 5th, 1966, in Poi village to MK Somi Shimray. He did his B.E and M.E (Environment) at Salem Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. After completing his education, he worked as a Scientific Officer and thereafter as a Senior Scientific Officer in the Environment and Ecology Department, Manipur.

Political career

In 2012, he resigned from his engagement as a Senior Scientific Officer in order to contest the MLA election under the Congress ticket. He got elected beating his nearest rival with a simple majority vote. In July 2013, MK Preshow Shimray was elected as the Deputy Speaker [2] of the Manipur Legislative Assembly with a term till 2017.

Assassination bids

On April 30th, 2013, the cavalcade of the deputy speaker was ambushed near Ukhrul by suspected NSCN (IM) cadres. However, no loss of life took place. Police claim that a bomb was detonated after the cavalcade passed leading to a 30-minute-long firefight between the security forces and the splinter group. [3]

Another assassination attempt took place on April 10th, 2014, where an IED was exploded by rebels followed by a firefight as Shimray was returning to Imphal after voting in Chingai. No member of Shinmay's cavalcade was injured, and security forces were unable to capture the assailants. [4] [5]

Anti tribal bills protests

In October 2015, the Tangkhul Naga Long, a Tangkhul rights organization demanded that 3 Tangkhul Congress MLAs resign as they did not voice enough opposition to three ‘anti-tribal Bills’ passed on August 31st. Shimray did not follow the demand. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Manipur: Former deputy Speaker MK Preshow, 3 other leaders join BJP". 16 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Deputy Speaker". ISTV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "First assassination attempt". e-pao. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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