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Okram Joy Singh is the chief of the Manipur People's Party, a political party based in the Indian state of Manipur. [1]

Career

Joy was elected 6 times as Member of Legislative Assembly from Langthabal Assembly Constituency, namely in the 1974,1980,1984,2000,2002,2007 assembly elections. [2]

In 2018 he joined Indian National Congress [3] and in 12th Manipur Assembly Election 2022 he contested as INC candidate but lost to Karam Shyam Singh. [4]

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References

  1. "O Joy takes a dig at Cong leaders". 5 April 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  2. "Langthabal Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. "Congress approves joining of O Joy, Abdur Rahman from BJP". The Times of India. 5 December 2018. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. "Langthabal Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Karam Shyam of BJP Wins". News18. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.