Okram Henry Singh

Okram Henry Singh is an Indian politician from Manipur and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as a member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from Wangkhei constituency in Imphal East District from the Indian National Congress in 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election. In 2021, he was defeated by Thangjam Arunkumar Singh with a huge margin of votes. He is the nephew of former Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh.

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

Okram Henry Singh
Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development.

Social Welfare.

Cooperation
Government of Manipur
In office
September 2020 – March 2021
Member of Manipur Legislative Assembly
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byYumkham Erabot Singh
Succeeded byYumkham Erabot Singh
ConstituencyWangkhei
Personal details
Born
Okram Henry Singh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
RelationsOkram Ibobi Singh (uncle)
Residence(s)Imphal, Manipur
ProfessionBusinessman

During the 2020 Manipur vote of confidence, he was one of the eight MLAs who had skipped the assembly proceedings defying the party whip for the trust vote. He resigned from Indian National Congress and later joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Ram Madhav, Baijayant Panda and Chief Minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh.[1][2][3][4]

In the recent verdict declared by the High Court of Manipur, his election[5] result was null and void.

References
  1. "Manipur CM Arrives in Delhi, to Induct Seven Congress Leaders Into BJP". The Wire. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "'Extend my warmest welcome', says Manipur CM after former Congress MLAs join BJP". Hindustan Times. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. "5 Manipur MLAs who resigned from Cong join BJP in Delhi". India Today. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. "Five former Manipur Congress MLAs join BJP in New Delhi". Northeast Now. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. "'Manipur High Court nullifies former Cong MLA's win, declares BJP candidate winner'". 15 April 2021.


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