Thokchom Radheshyam Singh is an Indian politician. He was elected to the
Manipur Legislative Assembly from
Heirok
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in the
2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
A Legislative Assembly election was held in Manipur on 4 March and 8 March 2017 to elect the 60 members of the Manipur Legislative Assembly,
as the term of the previous Assembly was to end on 18 March 2017. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VV ...
as a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Minister of Education, Labor & Employment in
N. Biren Singh cabinet.
He served the country as an
IPS officer until he decided to join politics. As the Labor and Employment Minister of
Manipur, he rolled out various skill development programs to resolve the unemployment issues. " He was re elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly in 2022 from BJP ticket for the second Consecutive term MLA and later become the Advisor to Chief minister of manipur
Career
Radeshyam served as an
Indian Police Service officer in
Manipur, for which he won
Chief Minister's ''Police Medal For Meritorious Service'' in 2013.
In 2017, he joined politics by contesting on a
BJP ticket and was elected from
Heirok Assembly constituency.He defeated Moirangthem Okendro from
Indian National Congress, who was the then education minister.
In 2023, he resigned his post as advisor to
Manipur's Chief Minister,
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 ...
. In his resignation letter, he said he took the decision to resign as he was not given any responsibility as an advisor.
References
1964 births
Living people
Manipur MLAs 2022–2027
People from Thoubal district
Manipur MLAs 2017–2022
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Manipur
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