Letpao Haokip is an Indian politician from the state of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

. He is curerently a member of the

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(BJP) and the Minister of Tribal Affairs and Hills in the

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headed by

N. Biren Singh Nongthombam Biren Singh ( Meitei pronunciation: /nōng-thōm-bam bī-ren sīng/; born 1 January 1961) is an Indian politician, former footballer and journalist, who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Manipur for the second term sin ...

Political career

Haokip was first elected to the

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in 2017 as a National People's Party (NPP) candidate from the Chandel constituency. NPP supported the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the formation of a

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under N. Biren Singh, all its four winning candidates were appointed as ministers. Haokip was appointed as the Minister for Irrigation & Flood Control and Youth Affairs & Sports (2017–2022). In June 2020, all the four NPP ministers resigned from the Cabinet due to a row over the dilution of portfolios of the NPP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Y. Joykumar Singh. Biren Singh patched up the differences by reallocating portfolios. Netpao Haokip received Water Resources portfolio after the reallocation. In 2021, in the run up to the upcoming legislative assembly election, Haokip quit the NPP and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the election from the Tengnoupal Constituency as BJP Candidate in 2022, and was appointed as the Minister for Tribal Affairs & Hills as well as Horticulture & Soil Conservation.

Electoral history

* Elected MLA from 41 Chandel (ST) A/C, 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly 2017. * Elected MLA from 42 Tengnoupal (ST) A/C, 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly 2022.

References

Living people Manipur MLAs 2017–2022 Manipur MLAs 2022–2027 National People's Party (India) politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Manipur-politician-stub