Leishemba Sanajaoba
Leishemba Sanajaoba | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bhabananda Singh |
| Constituency | Manipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1972 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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| Relatives | Bodhchandra Singh (grandfather) also see Kingdom of Manipur |
| Residence(s) | Royal Palace Compound, Imphal, Imphal East District, Manipur |
| Alma mater | B.A. (English Hons.), Maharaja Bodhchandra College |
| Source: [1] | |
Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current member of the former royal family of the princely state of Manipur in India, and a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Manipur.[1][2][3] He is often addressed with the honorific "maharaja", which is not a statutory title.[4] He continues to be the symbolic and spiritual head of ritualistic traditions of the erstwhile kingdom of Manipur.[1] In 2020 he founded and led the group Arambai Tenggol which has had heavy involvement in the Manipur conflict.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pradip Phanjoubam (25 March 2020). "A new twist in the plot in Manipur". The Telegraph (India).
- ^ "Manipur titular king Leishemba files nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha polls". NE Now. 14 March 2020.
- ^ "BJP candidate Leishemba Sanajaoba wins RS election in Manipur". EastMojo. 25 March 2020.
- ^ R. K. Nimal (23 June 2020), "Is Manipur still a Kingdom?", Imphal Free Press
- ^ Saikia, Arunabh (6 June 2023). "Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Why do PM want Leishemba Sanajaoba to be Rajya Sabha MP Part 1 By Khomdon Lisam". e-pao.net. 14 March 2020.
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