Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian politician
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About Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh
- Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh (17 December 1930 – 17 July 2012) was chief Minister of the northeastern India state of Manipur.
- Nipamacha Singh became chief minister replacing Rishang Keishing from the Congress in 1997.
- In 1997, he started the Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) while he was the Speaker in the same year.
- Though he won the 2000 election for the second time, he was removed the very next year when President’s rule was declared in the state.
- Saying, "It is a sin to be with a party that does not have any representation in Parliament.
- However powerful the party might be on home turf, it cannot raise Manipur’s problems in Parliament if it does not have any MP", he left the party.
- He formed the Manipur National Conference (MNC) in 2002.
- He lost his seat in the 2002 Assembly election.In 2008, Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), from Rashtriya Janata Dal.
- The MSCP later merged with the Congress in 2014.
- Before 2008, he was president of the RJD's Manipur unit.
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