Radhabinod_Koijam
Radhabinod Koijam
10th Chief Minister of Manipur
Radhabinod Koijam (born 19 July 1948) is a politician from Manipur. He briefly served as the 10th Chief Minister of Manipur in 2001.
Radhabinod Koijam | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief Minister of Manipur | |
| In office 15 February 2001 – 1 June 2001 | |
| Governor | Ved Marwah |
| Preceded by | Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh |
| Succeeded by | Okram Ibobi Singh |
| Constituency | Thangmeiband |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-07-19) 19 July 1948 (age 75) Imphal, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
In 1995, Koijam was elected to Manipur Legislative Assembly as Indian National Congress candidate. Later, he joined the Samata Party (now led by Uday Mandal).[1][2]
Koijam was sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur on 15 February 2001.[3] The government was however, short-lived. The coalition he was leading fell in May the same year.[4][5]
He was the president of the Nationalist Congress Party in Manipur.[6] In 2007 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur as a Nationalist Congress Party candidate from Thangmeiband Assembly Constituency.[7]
In September 2015, Koijam changed his loyalties to Bharatiya Janata Party along with Okram Joy Singh and Yumnam Joykumar Singh looking forward for 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election.[8] He is a current member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
| Year | Party | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nationalist Congress Party | Winner | |
| 2002 | Samata Party | 29.30% | 2nd place |
| 2000 | Indian National Congress | 33.43 | Winner |
| 1995 | Indian National Congress | 46.16 | Winner |
| 1990 | Indian National Congress | 39.10 | 2nd place |
| 1984 | Indian National Congress | 44.73 | Winner |
| 1980 | Independent | 22.64 | Winner |
- "Flaming torch a free symbol, EC can allot it to any other party: Delhi HC dismisses Samata Party's appeal". The Indian Express. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- Himal South Asian-August-2000 Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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