Okram Ibobi Singh

Okram Ibobi Singh (born 19 June 1948) is an Indian Politician who is currenting serving as the member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly representing Thoubal Assembly constituency since 2007, from Khangabok Assembly constituency from 2002 to 2007 and from 1984 to 1995. He also served as the 11th Chief Minister of Manipur from 2002 to 2017 and the Leader of the Opposition, Manipur Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022 as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2]

In this Meitei name, the family name is Okram and the given name is Ibobi. "Singh" is a name suffix.

Okram Ibobi Singh
Official portrait
Leader of the Opposition of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
In office
15 March 2017 – 30 March 2022
Preceded byinurgural holder
Succeeded byVacant
11th Chief Minister of Manipur
In office
7 March 2002 – 15 March 2017
GovernorVed Marwah
Arvind Dave
Shivinder Singh Sidhu
Gurbachan Jagat
Ashwani Kumar
(Additional Charge)
Vinod Kumar Duggal
K. K. Paul (Additional Charge)
Syed Ahmed
V. Shanmuganathan (Additional Charge)
Najma Heptulla
Preceded byRadhabinod Koijam
Succeeded byNongthombam Biren Singh
Member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2007
ConstituencyThoubal
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyKhangabok
In office
1984–1995
ConstituencyKhangabok
Personal details
Born (1948-06-19) 19 June 1948
Athokpam Makha Leikai, Manipur, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseLandhoni Devi
RelationsOkram Henry Singh (Nephew)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Okram Ibobi Singh was born to Okram Angoubi and Lukamani Devi to a Meitei Hindu family at Athokpam, Thoubal district. He is the oldest child and has five brothers and three sisters. He was born to a poor family and helped with his father's profession. He did his graduation from D.M. College, Imphal. He is married to L. Landhoni Devi, who has won two consecutive elections of Manipur Legislative Assembly from Khangabok Constituency of Thoubal district. She is also the first woman MLA of Thoubal district.[3]

Assassination attempt
Singh in New Delhi

In November 2006, Okram Ibobi Singh's residence was attacked by the terrorist organization - People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK).[4]

On 2 September 2008, militants again attacked Shri Ibobi's official residence at Babupara, Imphal while he was sleeping. One security guard was injured in the attack, but Singh was unharmed. A member of the PREPAK claimed responsibility for the attack via phone, and indicated it was meant as a warning to Singh to stop policies meant to thwart the insurgency in Manipur.[5]

Controversy

In a September 2006 confidential cable released by WikiLeaks, Henry V. Jardine, Principal Officer, U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata, reported the Chief Minister as "Mr. Ten Percent" for the amount of money he takes from contracts and government projects.[6]

References
  1. Congress makes a hat trick in Manipur, Ibobi front runner for CM- Tehelka.com, 7 March 2012
  2. "Constituencywise Trends". eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Wife joins Ibobi in House-Cong first party to get absolute majority in Manipur". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. "Rebels attack CM's home in Manipur". DNA India. Agence France-Presse. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. "India leader survives bomb attack". BBC News. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  6. Baruah, Sanjib Kr. "Manipur CM is corrupt: WikiLeaks". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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