Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh

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Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh (born 1963) [1] is an Indian politician from Manipur. He is a four time MLA from Nambol Assembly constituency in Bishnupur District. He won the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is formerly with the Indian Administrative Service. He is also serving as a minister of education in the second N. Biren Singh ministry. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Singh is from Nambol, Bishnupur District, Manipur. He is the son of Thounaojam Chaoba Singh, a five time MLA from Nambol and an union sports minister of state in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. [3] His wife, Romabai Lairenjam is an MD, who worked at Delhi's RML Hospital before joining local politics. [4] He completed his M.A. in 1987 at St. Stephens College, which is affiliated with Delhi University. [1] Later, he did L. L. B. in 2002 at Manipur University. [4]

Career

Singh won from Nambol Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. He polled 16,885 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Nameirakpam Loken Singh of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 3,060 votes. [5]

Lok Sabha polls

In the 2024 Indian general election in Manipur, he contested on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency and lost to his nearest rival, Angomcha Bimol Akoijam of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 109,801 votes. [6] [7] [8]

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  2. ↑ "Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party Representative for Inner Manipur, Manipur - Candidate Overview | 2024 Lok Sabha Elections". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "BJP names Basanta Kumar in Inner Manipur seat". The Times of India. 9 May 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "5 Points About Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh, BJP's Inner Manipur Candidate". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nambol, Manipur Assembly Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP's Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh wins Nambol with 16885 votes". India Today. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "BJP fields State Minister from Inner Manipur Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu. 26 March 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Manipur Election Results 2024 highlights: Congress leads by over 3 lakh votes in Outer Manipur". The Hindu. 31 May 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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