Yumkham Erabot Singh

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Yumkham Erabot Singh is a politician from Manipur, India. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly as the Indian National Congress candidate in the constituency Wangkhei since 1980. [1]

In September 2016, Singh announced his decision to leave the Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. Election Commission of India: Statistical Report, 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
  2. "Jolt to Manipur Congress as MLA decides to quit - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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