Nongthombam Biren Singh | |
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![]() Singh in 2017 | |
12th Chief Minister of Manipur | |
Assumed office 15 March 2017 | |
Governor | Najma Heptullah Jagdish Mukhi Najma Heptullah Padmanabha Acharya Najma Heptullah Ganga Prasad La Ganesan Anusuiya Uikey Lakshaman Acharya |
Preceded by | Okram Ibobi Singh |
Member of Vidhan Sabha,Manipur | |
Assumed office 2002 | |
Preceded by | Wakambam Thoiba Singh |
Constituency | Heingang |
President of Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board | |
Assumed office 6 March 2021 [1] [2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Imphal,Manipur,India | 1 January 1961
Political party | ![]() |
Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2017–present) Indian National Congress (2004–2016) Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party (2002–2004) |
Spouse | Hiyainu Devi |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Manipur University |
Website | Official website Government website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Border Security Force |
Years of service | 1979–1993 |
Nongthombam Biren Singh (Meitei pronunciation:/nōng-thōm-bam bī-ren sīng/;born 1 January 1961) [3] is an Indian politician,former footballer and journalist who is currently serving as the 12th Chief Minister of Manipur since 2017,in addition to representing the Heingang Assembly constituency in the Manipur Legislative Assembly since 2002. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Besides being the chairman of Shri Shri Govindaji Temple Board, [4] [5] he is the first incumbent Chief Minister who serves as the president of the Lainingthou Sanamahi Temple Board (LSTB),the temple development board of Lainingthou Sanamahi of the Sanamahi religion since 2021. [1] [2]
N. Biren Singh was awarded Champions of Change in 2018 for his exceptional work to the nation. The award was conferred by the Vice-President of India Sri. Venkaiah Naidu at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi. [6] [7] [8]
Turning to politics in 2002,Singh joined the Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party and won the assembly elections from Heingang. He retained the seat in 2007 contesting with an Indian National Congress ticket after joining the party in 2003. Serving as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports,he quit the party in 2016 before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2017,he retained his seat from Heingang again and was named the Chief Minister after his party gained Coalition and formed the government. [9] In 2022 he once again retained his seat from Heingang. He has won the Heingang assembly constituency since 2002. Under Mr. Singh’s leadership that the BJP not only increased its seat share in the Manipur Assembly,from 21 (in 2017) to 32 (in 2022),but had also managed to weather several storms while running the government in the last five years. [10] More recently,the state under Singh's leadership saw the outbreak of the 2023-2024 Manipur violence.
Born in 1961 in Imphal,Manipur,Singh holds a BA from Manipur University. [11]
Singh is married to Hiyainu Devi,with one son and two daughters. [11]
He began his career as a footballer and got recruited in the Border Security Force (BSF) playing for its team in domestic competitions. He resigned from the BSF and turned to journalism. Despite having had no formal training and experience,he began the Meitei language daily Naharolgi Thoudang in 1992 and worked as the editor till 2001. [3]
In 2002,he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur,as the Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party (DRPP) candidate in the constituency Heingang.
He later joined the Indian National Congress. [12] He was appointed Minister of State of Vigilance in the Manipur state government in May 2003. [13]
In 2007 he retained his Assembly seat,contesting on behalf of the Indian National Congress. [14] He was later appointed the Minister of Irrigation &Flood Control and Youth Affairs &Sports in the State Government. In 2012 he again retained his Assembly seat for the third consecutive term.
In September 2015,Biren stated that the recently passed bill in the Manipur Legislative Assembly to protect indigenous peoples would not harm any community in the state. [15]
In October 2016,Biren resigned from the Manipur Legislative Assembly and the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee,this came after revolt against Okram Ibobi Singh,the then Chief Minister of Manipur. [16] [17] [18] [19]
Singh formally joined the BJP on 17 October 2016 and later became the Spokesperson and Co-convener of the Election Management Committee of BJP Manipur Pradesh. He won the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly Election from Heingang Assembly Constituency.
In March 2017,he was elected as leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Manipur and with a majority of MLAs having been presented to the Governor,he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur on 15 March 2017. [20] He is the first-ever BJP Chief Minister in Manipur.
In January 2018,he laid the foundation stone for the new academic building of Manipur Public School. The project is undertaken by Manipur Minorities and OBC Economic Development Society (MOBEDS). The cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 10.80 crore under the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and will include new classrooms,headmaster's room,common rooms,library,laboratories,toilets,and separate hostels for boys and girls. [21] [22]
On 20 April 2018,Singh launched the First State-Level Ginger Festival [23] at Parbung in Pherzawl District. The festival will remain one of Singh's legacies in the promotion of agriculture in the hill district which is one of the most backward in the state. Farmers have reported that since 2018 they are able to sell their organic ginger throughout the year.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in India,Manipur became the third State to declare itself coronavirus free after the two patients who had tested positive successfully recovered from the virus. [24] [25]
On 17 June 2020,9 MLAs supporting the N. Biren Singh led government in Manipur revolted against him and withdrew support from his government blaming him for lack of action during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the vote of confidence,he was one of the eight MLAs who had skipped the assembly proceedings defying the party whip for the trust vote. All members resigned from Indian National Congress and later joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Ram Madhav,Baijayant Panda and Chief Minister of Manipur Biren Singh. [26] [27] [28] [29]
In January 2017,his son N Ajay was sentenced to a five-year jail term for the murder of Irom Roger after a traffic related altercation during Holi in 2011. [30]
During the 2022 Manipur Election,the Manipur Congress spokesperson Devabrata Singh said that "Biren Singh is acting like a dictator. All his critics have been sidelined." [31]
Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem was arrested on charges of sedition in November 21,2018 for calling the state's BJP Chief Minister,N Biren Singh,a puppet of the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [32]
Singh's tenure saw the outbreak of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in the state.
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The Marjing Polo Complex is a sports complex dedicated to ancient Meitei deity Marjing,Sagol Kangjei and Meitei horse,built in the hilltop of the Heingang Ching,the sacred abode of God Marjing,located in Heingang,Imphal East district,Kangleipak . It houses Marjing Polo Statue,the world's tallest equestrian statue of a polo player.
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