Sapam Kunjakeswor Singh, also known as Sapam Keba, (born 1 January 1959) is a politician from the Indian state of

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. He is the sitting MLA representing Patsoi Assembly Constituency in the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly. He represented the Patsoi assembly constituency during 2007–2012 in the 9th

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. In 2007, he won his maiden election as an Independent candidate by defeating the former Deputy Chief Minister and also the former Speaker L. Chandramani Singh by a margin of 1644 votes. He lost the

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as an

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candidate. In 2017, he joined the

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(NEIDP). He lost the 2017 election by a slimmest of margin of only 114 votes against a sitting

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Minister.In the 2022 state Assembly election, as a BJP candidate he defeated the former INC Minister AK. Mirabai Devi.On 15 June 2022, Sapam Keba was appointed the Chairman of MANITRON (Manipur Electronics Development Corporation Limited).

Political career

In the early 2000s, Sapam Keba and his team founded a political organisation called "Progressive Committee Patsoi Kendra". The goal of this organisation was to help augment the overall development of Patsoi assembly constituency. In the 2002 assembly election, this very organisation backed the CPI candidate Moirangthem Nabadwip Singh and won the Patsoi seat.

2002

Clarion call from the supporters of Sapam Keba of actual contesting the election grew louder and stronger in the run-up to the 2007 assembly election. After much thought and deliberations, Sapam Keba took the plunge and announced his candidature for the 2007 Assembly Election. He took an independent stand and stood as an independent candidate. Amongst the candidates included the veteran politician, former Speaker and also the former Deputy Chief Minister Dr. L.Chandramani Singh and others. He won the election by a margin of 1644 votes and was termed as a "Giant Killer" by the local media.

2007

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