Radhabinod Koijam

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 76) Imphal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation	Politician

Political career

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.

Assembly election results

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

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References

1. "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.
2. Stage set for the ouster of Congress government in Manipur
3. rediff.com: Radhabinod Koijam is new Manipur CM
4. Himal South Asian-August-2000 Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Editorial
6. The Hindu : National : Congress set to form government in Manipur
7. Election Commission of India: Statistical Report, 2007 Manipur Legislative Assembly election^{[permanent dead link]}
8. Former Manipur chief minister Radhabinod Koijam joins BJP
9. State Elections 2002 – Partywise Comparison for 9-Thangmeiband Constituency of Manipur^{[permanent dead link]}