K. Beichhua is an Indian politician and retired surgeon. He is a member of the

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. He is a former member of the

Mizo National Front The Mizo National Front ( MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the fami ...

(MNF) and served as the member of the

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for Saiha before resigning to join the BJP. He is former Minister of state in

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as Minister for Social Welfare, Excise & Narcotics & Sericulture department. He resigned as MLA and later joined the BJP after getting expelled from the MNF for anti-party activities.

Early life

Beichhua was born on 19 December 1966 in the village of Thingsen in the Siaha district of Mizoram. His father was K. Thachho. Beichhua graduated with an MBBS from the Regional Medical College in

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in 1991. He then began working as a general practitioner. Beichhua has stated that he has performed hundreds of operations in his career.

Political career

Beichhua contested the 2008 state elections from Saiha constituency as an independent candidate. He placed third in the election with 23.30% of the vote, behind the

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and MNF candidates. He joined the MNF in 2013 and successfully contested the

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from Saiha. Beichhua received 49.62% of the votes, defeating the incumbent State Industries and Tourism Minister S. Hiato by a margin of 222 votes. After winning the election, Beichhua quit his medical practice. He performed his last surgery in December 2013. Beichhua was reelected from the Saiha constituency in the

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. Beichhua performed an emergency surgery on a female constituent at the Saiha Civil Hospital on 22 February 2017. Beichhua chose to perform the surgery himself after he was informed that the woman had developed complications, and the hospital's only surgeon was away attending a training programme in Imphal. Beichhua stated, "I was informed that a 35-year old woman was having severe abdominal pain and needed to be operated immediately. The woman's stomach had a large perforation and if the operation had not been performed, she may have died."

Personal life

Beichhua is married to Zochhuanawmin, who is also a doctor.

References

External links

Profile on Mizoram Assembly website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beichhua, K. 1966 births Living people Mizo National Front politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Mizoram Mizoram MLAs 2013–2018 Mizoram MLAs 2018–2023 Mizo people Mizoram MLAs 2023–2028